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Our people and values

Our team brings together considerable experience from across the breadth of the financial and related professional services industry.

Our Chairs are among the most senior and respected practitioners in the industry and each chairs a major global financial institution. Our executive team and senior leads are all specialists in their fields. They draw on their many years of experience to deliver the best possible outcomes for our members and the industry.

We also have a network of Regional and Nationals Chairs across the UK in every area with a major hub for financial and related professional services. The chairs are industry practitioners who bring together a network of members and partners in each nation and region. They are also the industry’s ambassadors across the country and make a vital contribution to the work of TheCityUK.

Omar Ali

Board Chair

Omar is the EY Global Financial Services Leader, responsible for over 60,000 people dedicated to serving the financial services sector globally − an industry that makes up nearly a third of EY’s business.

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Anne Richards DBE

Leadership Council Chair

Anne joined Fidelity International as CEO in 2018, moving to Vice Chair in 2024. Anne’s previous roles include CEO of M&G and chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd. She was appointed the chair of TheCityUK in 2022 and is also a member of the Temasek European Advisory Panel and a director of the Institute of International Finance. Anne is also on the board of Trustees for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for engineering.

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Miles Celic OBE

Chief Executive Officer

Miles has held the role of Chief Executive Officer since September 2016. He is also a board member of UK Finance and the Financial Services Skills Commission. Miles began his career in broadcasting, making and presenting radio and television programmes for the BBC and others.

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Jennifer Green

Managing Director, Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary

In her role as Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, Jen is responsible for setting and overseeing the organisation’s corporate affairs strategy. She leads teams focused on promoting the breadth of work delivered by the organisation; ensuring members are fully engaged on the issues most important to them; and ensuring that the business and colleagues are well supported. Jen is also the organisation’s Company Secretary.

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Nicola Watkinson

Managing Director, International

Nicola Watkinson leads TheCityUK’s International team, which provides unique insight and deep expertise into the markets and trade relationships underpinning the UK’s success as a leading global financial centre.

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John Godfrey

Managing Director, Public Affairs, Policy and Research

John Godfrey leads TheCityUK's Public Affairs, Policy and Research team, providing deep insight and expertise into the domestic policy agenda that will underpin the UK's ongoing success as a world-leading international financial centre.

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John Godfrey

Our Values

01

Rigour

  • We’re thorough in every aspect of our work, paying attention to detail.
  • Always focused on our objectives.
  • We constantly seek opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.
  • We’re dedicated to our work and see every task through to completion.
02

Impact

  • We recognise the impact of what we do and demonstrate deep knowledge and understanding of the topics and issues that inform it.
  • We’re ambitious for our organisation, our members, and the industry, doing all we can to deliver success.
  • We’re accountable for our behaviour and the quality of our work.
03

Agility

  • We adjust quickly to new demands and changing circumstances.
  • We demonstrate energy and enthusiasm for our organisation and our activity.
  • We’re resourceful, committed and focused on the right outcomes.
04

Respect

  • We are open, honest and straight forward.
  • We mean what we say, and do what we say we will.
  • We are accepting of our mistakes and seek to learn from them.
  • We share lessons and never seek to ‘pass the buck’.
05

Teamwork

  • We collaborate well, sharing ideas and information with colleagues and work as one team.
  • We inspire, challenge and assist each other to learn.
  • We are completely engaged in our work.
  • We recognise the role we each play in creating an enjoyable and successful place to work.

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