Visma approaches City grandee to act as chair if €20bn London listing goes ahead

The London Stock Exchange, which is competing with Stockholm to host Visma’s potential listing. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Visma, one of Europe’s biggest software companies, has approached a leading City grandee to become its chair if it goes ahead with a blockbuster €20bn (£17.6bn) listing in London next spring.

Sir Ron Kalifa, a former boss of payments group Worldpay and a director of the Bank of England, is considered the leading candidate for the potential role after a round of interviews in recent weeks, the Guardian understands.