Education and Early Career
Staunton attended Ipswich School before reading Economics and Statistics at Exeter University. In 1970 he joined auditing firm Price Waterhouse: he was admitted as a partner in 1981, later becoming Senior Audit Partner, looking after a number of its major clients including news service Reuters and textiles and chemicals manufacturer Courtaulds.
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