Graham Beale
Education and training
Education and training
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After sixth form, Beale went to [Leicester University](/wiki/Leicester_University "Leicester University") to read psychology. He said, "I was interested in marketing and advertising and thought psychology would take me in the right direction".

However, he began training as an accountant at Thomson McLintock, now part of KPMG. Thomson McLintock's biggest client was Leicester Building Society (which merged with Alliance in 1987 to form [Alliance \& Leicester](/wiki/Alliance_and_Leicester "Alliance and Leicester") and then acquired by [Santander](/wiki/Santander_UK "Santander UK") in 2010\) and gave Beale an insight into mutuals. He said, "My time at Leicester was quite influential. I liked what mutuals stood for".


What did Beale study at Leicester University?