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    

Our latest work

TheCityUK’s Mansion House submission

Our Mansion House submission sets out five priorities to strengthen the UK’s competitiveness as a global financial centre, with a focus on faster delivery, greater regulatory clarity and coordinated action. It calls on government to unlock investment, support innovation and connect capital more effectively with the UK’s long-term growth priorities.

News

Blog

Viet Nam International Financial Centre (VIFC): A tale of two cities

News

Chair’s address from our Annual Conference 2026

News

Joint statement on the Defence Investment Plan and defence spending

Blog

CEO blog: maintaining momentum across our priorities

Events

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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Highlights from TheCityUK International Conference 2026

Our International Conference 2026 featured keynotes and panel sessions discussing how the UK can underpin its position as a world-leading international financial centre.

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