Leadership Council

Our Leadership Council brings together a cross-sectoral group of the most senior leaders from the industry.

The Leadership Council approves our strategy and its members lead on major programmes of work.

They work alongside the Board of Directors to ensure that we achieve our objectives and meet the demands of our members. These meetings are regularly attended by Government Ministers, senior regulators, Ambassadors and other leading stakeholders.

TheCityUK Leadership Council

Lord Mayor of The City of London *   City of London Corporation
Bruce Carnegie-Brown** Chairman Lloyd’s
Denise Gibson UK Managing Partner A&O Shearman
Paul Stanley Chief Executive Officer, UKI Financial Services Accenture
Aster Crawshaw Senior Partner Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Julie Page Chief Executive Officer, EMEA Aon UK
Baroness Nicky Morgan Chair Association of British Insurers (ABI)
George Culmer Chairman Aviva
Nigel Hinshelwood Non-Executive Director & Chair AXA XL
Edward Poulton Managing Partner, London Baker McKenzie
Bernard Mensah President of International and CEO of Merrill Lynch International Bank of America
Nigel Higgins Chairman Barclays Bank plc
Sandra Boss UK Chair BlackRock
Constantin Cotzias Director Bloomberg Europe
Emmanuelle Bury UK Country Head BNP Paribas
Helen Oldfield EMEA General Counsel BNY
Andy Maguire Chair, Global Banking Boston Consulting Group
Tiina Lee Chief Executive Officer, Citi UK Citigroup
Christopher Hayward Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee City of London Corporation
Adrian Cartwright Global Senior Partner Clifford Chance
Atul Sodhi Senior Country Officer Credit Agricole CIB
John Devine Chairman of the Board Credit Suisse International (a UBS Group company)
Richard Hammell Managing Partner, Financial Services Deloitte LLP
Vathany Vijayaratna Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland Deutsche Bank
Simon Levine Global Co-Chief Executive DLA Piper
Robert Hingley Chairman Euroclear UK & International
Andy Baldwin Global Managing Partner, Client Service EY
Peter Horrell Chairman, Fidelity Holdings (UK) Ltd Fidelity International
Mark Hoban Chair Financial Services Skills Commission
Georgia Dawson Senior Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Richard Gnodde Chief Executive Officer Goldman Sachs International
Lyndon Trott Chairman Guernsey Finance
James Palmer Partner Herbert Smith Freehills
Sharon Lewis Partner, Sector Group Leader & Head of Financial Institutions and Insurance Hogan Lovells
Sir Mark Tucker Group Chairman HSBC Holdings
Chris Rhodes President ICE Futures Europe
Rupert Rossander General Counsel, EMEA Invesco
Anna Dunn UK CEO & EMEA CFO J.P. Morgan
Joe Moynihan CEO Jersey Finance
Jon Holt UK Chief Executive & Senior Partner KPMG
António Simões Group Chief Executive Officer Legal & General Group plc
Paul Lewis Firmwide Managing Partner Linklaters LLP
Sir Robin Budenberg Chairman Lloyds Banking Group
Don Robert Chairman London Stock Exchange Group
Edward Braham Chair M&G Plc
Rick McVey Chairman and Chief Executive Office MarketAxess
Christopher J Lay Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland Marsh
Stephen Long Managing Director – Head of EMEA Moody’s Corporation
Clare Woodman CEO and Head of EMEA Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
John Zecca Executive Vice President, Chief Legal, Risk & Regulatory Officer Nasdaq
Sir Tom Scholar Non-Executive Chair Nomura International
Farmida Bi Chair Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Kester Scrope Chief Executive Odgers Berndtson
Sir Nicholas Lyons Chair of the Group Board Phoenix Group
Darren Ketteringham UK Leader of Financial Services & Partner PwC
Jordan Sinclair President, UK Robinhood
Robert Leitão Managing Partner Rothschild & Co
William Vereker Chairman Santander UK
Charlotte Stalin Partner, Head of Financial Institutions Sector Group Simmons & Simmons
Roland Turnill Senior Partner Slaughter and May
Thierry d’Argent CEO, SG London Branch & Chief Country Officer, UK & Ireland Société Générale
Mark FitzPatrick Chief Executive Officer St. James’s Place
José Viñals Group Chairman Standard Chartered Bank
Cuan Coulter UK Country Head for State Street Bank & Trust State Street
Chris Rash Chief Executive Officer Talbot Underwriting Ltd (an AIG company)
Anne Richards DBE Vice Chair TheCityUK Board
Omar Ali Chair TheCityUK Long Term Competitiveness Group
Jon Whitehouse Chair TheCityUK Public Affairs Group
Patrick Thomson Chair The Investment Association
Bob Wigley Chairman UK Finance
Jonathan Cleborne Managing Director, Head of Europe Vanguard Asset Management
Andreas Utermann Chairman Vontobel
Zar Amrolia Chairman XTX Markets
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** Chairman
   

Our latest work

Summary and assessment of the Mansion House speeches

We have summarised the key points for the financial and related services industry from the Mansion House speeches. Focusing on investment, growth, and the importance of the industry in driving economic progress and addressing key challenges, the speeches also emphasised the need for regulatory reforms, international trade and collaboration with the EU to enhance the UK's competitiveness and economic resilience.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Global trends and the UK’s role in the evolving landscape for Sovereign Investment Vehicles

Our latest Sovereign Wealth Funds report reveals how their rapid growth in recent decades — particularly in emerging markets — and increasing focus on sustainable investments, has seen them become an undeniably crucial part of the wider fund management sector.

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TheCityUK comments on the Chancellor's Mansion House speech

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Events

TheCityUK Annual Conference 2024

Our Annual Conference brought together over 300 senior leaders from the financial and related professional services industry, along with political stakeholders and media, to discuss the pivotal role of our industry in driving economic growth and boosting UK competitiveness. If you missed out you can catch up on the sessions now.

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TheCityUK National Conference 2024

Watch the full session recordings of our National Conference 2024, which took place at the Library of Birmingham on Tuesday 26 November. In light of the government's renewed focus on regional growth and devolution, this year's conference was a great opportunity to look at the role of our industry in enabling inclusive growth across the UK.

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