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
Richard Fisher Chief Financial Officer Aquis Exchange
Rupert Osborne CEO – UK Capital.com
Lisa Gordon Chair of the Combined Board Cavendish
Nick Dutton Chief Regulatory Officer Cboe Europe
Donna Rix General Counsel Europe Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited
Lawrence Oliver Deputy Chief Executive Officer DDCAP Limited
Laure Fauchet Director of Government Relations DTCC Europe Limited
David Burrowes Chair Equity Release Council
Simon Gallagher CEO of Euronext London & Head of Global Sales Euronext
Kunal Gandhi Senior Managing Director Fenchurch Advisory Partners
Penny Madden Partner - Co-Lead for London Office Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Iain Wright Chief Policy and Communications Officer ICAEW
Ruth Leas Chief Executive Officer Investec Bank
Andrew Smith Senior Director Kreab
John Howells Chief Executive LINK Scheme Holdings
Chris Jones Chief Risk Officer London Metal Exchange
Kim Bromley General Counsel, Company Secretary & Corporate Affairs Director NHBC
John Maciver Partner, Global Sector Head, Financial Services Pinsent Masons LLP
Anand Sambasivan Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer 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
James Deal Co-CEO RetailBook
Hamish Patrick Partner, Head of Financial Sector Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Oliver Pilkington Partner Shoosmiths
Andrew Gillen Senior Partner Travers Smith LLP
Peter Hewitt Co-Chairman Universal Defence & Security Solutions
Oliver Brettle Partner and Global Executive Committee Member White & Case LLP
Annemarie Durbin Board Chair Yorkshire Building Society
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TheCityUK’s evidence to House of Lords inquiry into the ‘reset’ of UK-EU relations

Our evidence considers the impact of post-UK withdrawal trading arrangements on the industry, including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the challenges and opportunities presented by the proposed ‘reset’ and the key priorities for the financial and related professional services industry in strengthening UK-EU ties.

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TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2025

Register now for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission, which will take place in London on Thursday 22 May 2025.

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TheCityUK Annual Conference 2025

Our Annual Conference brings together senior leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry with political and regulatory stakeholders to discuss how to maintain the industry’s competitiveness and its pivotal role in driving economic growth across the UK economy.

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