Board of Directors

TheCityUK Board of Directors is at the heart of our organisation and brings together a cross-sectoral group of the most senior leaders from the industry. It oversees our strategic objectives, ensures the delivery of our work programme and provides key messages and governance for the recommendations from our work.

TheCityUK Board of Directors

Name Position Company
Omar Ali CBE* Global Financial Services Leader EY
Julie Page Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa Aon
Hannah Gurga Director General Association of British Insurers
Adam Farkas Chief Executive Officer Association of Financial Markets Europe (AFME)
Sarah Melvin Head of UK BlackRock
Christopher Hayward Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee City of London Corporation
Sir William Russell Alderman City of London Corporation
Georgia Dawson Senior Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ian Stuart Chief Executive Officer HSBC UK
Chris Rhodes President ICE Futures Europe
Andrew Kail Chief Executive Officer Institutional Retirement Legal & General Group plc
Farmida Bi CBE Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia Norton Rose Fulbright
Tim Fassam Director of Public Affairs Standard Life plc
Galina Dimitrova Director, Investment & Capital Markets The Investment Association
Miles Celic OBE Chief Executive Officer TheCityUK
David Postings Chief Executive UK Finance
Susan Allen OBE Chief Executive Officer Yorkshire Building Society
*Chair    

News

Blog

Future-ready skills: What financial services needs to thrive through the AI disruption

Press release

New paper sets out how to mobilise private capital at scale to plug UK’s infrastructure investment gap

Blog

Guest blog: Ukraine’s privatisation drive enters a new phase in 2026

Press release

Financial and related professional services export growth seen in every British region and nation

Events

City Week 2026

We are delighted to be a partner of City Week 2026, which will take place in London on 18 and 19 March. Split into four half day summits, this year’s forum will feature many well-known names from the global financial services industry, the world of politics and the international regulatory community.

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TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2026

Join us in May for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission

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