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
Anne Richards DBE* Vice Chair Fidelity International
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
Omar Ali** Global Financial Services Leader & EMEIA Financial Services Regional Managing Partner EY
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 **Chair designate  

Our latest work

Key facts about UK-based financial and related professional services 2025 Explore more
TheCityUK’s evidence to House of Lords inquiry into the ‘reset’ of UK-EU relations

Our evidence considers the impact of post-UK withdrawal trading arrangements on the industry, including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the challenges and opportunities presented by the proposed ‘reset’ and the key priorities for the financial and related professional services industry in strengthening UK-EU ties.

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News

Press release

Financial and related professional services remain key contributor to UK economy

Blog

Reforming the UK's planning system: A path to growth

Urgent call for strategic review of justice system to support economic growth

Blog

Re-examining the UK’s national security and investment regime

Events

TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2025

Register now for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission, which will take place in London on Thursday 22 May 2025.

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TheCityUK Annual Conference 2025

Our Annual Conference brings together senior leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry with political and regulatory stakeholders to discuss how to maintain the industry’s competitiveness and its pivotal role in driving economic growth across the UK economy.

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