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
Robert Hughes-Penney* Senior Investment Director Rathbones Group
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
Sherry Madera Chief Executive Officer CDP
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
Mark Austin CBE Partner Latham & Watkins LLP
John Howells Chief Executive LINK Scheme Holdings
Chris Jones Chief Operating Officer London Metal Exchange
Nick Miller Managing Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Moody’s
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
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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