Business Council

Our Business Council brings together senior leaders from innovative high-growth companies from across the TheCityUK membership. The group operates as a high-level, Chatham House-style forum for industry to constructively engage with government, opposition MPs, regulators, and other stakeholder to promote and champion the role of the industry in the UK economy.

Contact Job Title Member Company
Alasdair Haynes* Founder & CEO Aquis Exchange
Nick Dutton Chief Regulatory Officer Cboe Europe
Nick Murray-Leslie Founder & Director Chatsworth Communications
Donna Rix General Counsel Europe Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited
Michel Everaert Managing Director CME Group
Lawrence Oliver Deputy Chief Executive Officer DDCAP Limited
Laure Fauchet Director of Government Relations DTCC Europe Limited
Kunal Gandhi Senior Managing Director Fenchurch Advisory Partners
Penny Madden Partner - Co-Lead for London Office Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Ruth Leas Chief Executive Officer Investec Bank
Andrew Smith Senior Director Kreab
Chris Jones Chief Risk Officer London Metal Exchange
Jo Tanner Interim Corporate Affairs Director NHBC
John Rothstein Chief Executive Officer, UK Optiver
James Deal Co-Founder & Head of UK PrimaryBid
Robert Hughes-Penney Senior Investment Director Rathbones Group
Toby Marsh Group Chief of Staff & Senior Leader for Business and Commercial Strategy RBC Brewin Dolphin
Jordan Sinclair President Robinhood - UK
Hamish Patrick Partner, Head of Financial Sector Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Peter Duff Chairman Shoosmiths
Ian Cornwall Director, Head Market Structure SIX Swiss Exchange
Andrew Gillen Senior Partner Travers Smith LLP
Peter Hewitt Co-Chairman Universal Defence & Security Solutions
Anthony Velevitch Chief Risk Officer, Europe and Americas Westpac Banking Corporation
Oliver Brettle Partner and Global Executive Committee Member White & Case LLP
Annemarie Durbin Board Chair Yorkshire Building Society
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Our latest work

British American Finance Alliance: Paper on deepening our engagement with the U.S.-UK authorities

The British American Finance Alliance (BAFA) welcomes the evolving U.S.-UK collaboration in response to rising geopolitical tensions, and the accelerating changes in climate and technology. 

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TheCityUK response to the FCA’s proposal on enforcement investigations approach

Read our response to FCA CP24/2 ‘Our Enforcement Guide and publicising enforcement investigations – a new approach’

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News

TheCityUK urges West Midlands’ metro mayoral candidates to drive greater regional growth

TheCityUK urges East Midlands’ metro mayoral candidates to drive greater regional growth

TheCityUK urges Greater Manchester’s metro mayoral candidates to drive greater regional growth

TheCityUK urges the Liverpool City Region’s metro mayoral candidates to drive greater regional growth

Events

3rd Ukrainian Banking Day in London

We are pleased to support the Ukrainian Banking Day in London on 9 May, orgnanised by the Strategy Council.

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TheCityUK North West Roundtable with Cllr Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council

This is an opportunity for members to discuss Cllr Craig’s views on the role of financial and related professional services in driving greater growth from her perspective as Leader of Manchester City Council.

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