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* Global Financial Services Leader & EMEIA Financial Services Regional Managing Partner 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)
Jon Whitehouse Group Head of Government Relations Barclays Bank plc
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
Farmida Bi Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia Norton Rose Fulbright
Galina Dimitrova Director, Investment & Capital Markets The Investment Association
Miles Celic Chief Executive Officer TheCityUK
David Postings Chief Executive UK Finance
Susan Allen OBE Chief Executive Officer Yorkshire Building Society
*Chair    

News

Blog

Strategic Investment Opportunities Unit: Unlocking investment in partnership with government

Press release

Financial and related professional services deliver new jobs and economic growth nationwide

News

Chair's address from the Annual Conference 2025

Blog

The government's 'Modern Industrial Strategy' at a glance

Events

IFN UK Forum 2025

We are pleased to be supporting the forthcoming IFN UK Forum 2025, which will take place on the 1 September 2025 at Mansion House.

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Ethical Finance Global 2025

We are pleased to be supporting the forthcoming Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)’s Ethical Finance Global 2025 which will take place on the 17 September 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh.

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