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

Scott Phillips 

Regional Co-Head EMEA & Head of UK

Moody’s

Kim Bromley

General Counsel, Company Secretary & Corporate Affairs Director

NHBC

John Maciver

Partner, Global Sector Head, Financial Services

Pinsent Masons LLP

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

*Chair

 

 

Our latest work

Priorities for advancing UK-EU relations

This report sets out an industry-led agenda to strengthen UK–EU cooperation in financial and related professional services. Drawing on consultation with our members, it identifies practical steps to reduce friction, improve predictability and support shared European priorities

Mansion House 2026: Our summary and analysis

Our summary of the Chancellor's Mansion House speech welcomes the increased focus from the government and regulators on growth, however bolder ambition and faster, more decisive implementation is necessary to secure the UK’s competitiveness as a world-class international financial centre in the next decade and drive investment and growth.

Islamic finance and UK economic prosperity: A vision for growth

Islamic finance one of the fastest growing segments of the global financial system. Our report highlights that although the UK has a strong track record in attracting Islamic investment, to ensure it maintains its competitive edge and status as a leading western hub in the sector, government and industry need to act with greater pace, coordination and ambition as competition from other markets intensifies.

News

Blog

From strategy to delivery: turning the UK's tokenisation ambition into action

Press release

Call for financial and related professional services to be central to Europe's growth, competitiveness and security agenda

Blog

UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement marks a major milestone for services trade

Press release

UK must act now to secure its future position as the leading western hub for Islamic finance

Events

IFN UK Forum 2026

We are delighted to support the IFN UK Forum 2026, Europe’s longest running Islamic finance conference, which will take place on Monday 7 September in London at the Mansion House

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TheCityUK National Conference 2026

Our National Conference 2026 will take place at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on Thursday 19 November 2026.

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