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

Enabling growth across the UK 2025:

Our annual ‘Enabling growth across the UK’ research explores the industry’s economic contribution in each region and nation of the UK in detail and sets our policy recommendations to help enhance the industry's positive contribution to the economy.

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The UK’s new Trade Strategy: key takeaways for financial and related professional services

We are pleased to see the new Trade Strategy published by the government, designed to complement the Modern Industrial Strategy and the forthcoming SME Growth Strategy.

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News

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

Blog

Exports explained (even further): more on values vs volumes

Events

The Strategic Executive Assistant™ course with the Adam Fidler Academy

This strategic two-day course exclusively for senior Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants from our member organisations empowers current PAs and EAs to develop their business awareness and management skills to become personal leaders, enablers and business support managers in their own right.

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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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