TheCityUK Regional and National Chairs

The role of our Regional and National Chairs is to further enhance and support our work across all of the UK.

Our Regional and National Chairs have been drawn from across the industry in areas that host some of the country's major financial centres. They act as advocates for the industry, championing its considerable local contribution, and progressing opportunities for greater collaboration across their respective regions and nations.

Current TheCityUK Regional and National Chairs:

Midlands
Sandra Wallace CBE, TheCityUK Chair in the Midlands, and Joint Managing Director, UK and Europe, DLA Piper

North East
Jerry Arneja, TheCityUK Chair in the North East, and Area Director, North East & Humber Business Banking, HSBC UK

North West
Lyndsey Fallon, TheCityUK Chair in the North West, and Risk Advisory Partner, Deloitte

Sam Booth, Deputy TheCityUK Chair in the North West, Chief Executive, pro-manchester

South West
Katharine Finn, TheCityUK Chair in the South West, and Senior Partner, Bristol Office, PwC

Yorkshire and The Humber
John Walsh, TheCityUK Chair in Yorkshire and The Humber, and Head of Office Leeds - UK Corporate, Marsh

Wales
Tom Bray, TheCityUK Chair for Wales, and Senior Office Partner, Cardiff, Eversheds Sutherland

Our latest work

Unlocking the West Midlands: Driving growth through financial and related professional services

The West Midlands has a thriving financial and related professional services industry, employing 178,000 people and generating over £11.8 billion of Gross Value Added (GVA).  This paper, based on feedback from industry leaders in the region, sets out a forward-looking agenda to unlock the full potential of financial and related professional services across the West Midlands.

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Our manifestos for the regional mayoral elections

Our mayoral manifestos highlight how financial and related professional services can drive growth and spread opportunity across various UK regions. They provide recommendations in three key areas to where areas where the next mayors can make meaningful changes, helping unlock the potential of financial and related professional services to drive growth in the wider economy.

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News

Financial and related professional services exports achieve strong growth across Britain

News

National Conference 2024 Chair’s address: Bruce Carnegie-Brown

Blog

Guest blog: Building blocks - laying the foundation for a strong UK economy

Blog

Guest blog: Building growth - Guernsey’s role in driving investment into the UK

Events

TheCityUK National Conference 2025

Our National Conference 2025 will take place at the Queens Hotel in Leeds on Thursday 27 November. This year's conference will be an opportunity to look at the role of our industry in enabling inclusive growth across the UK.

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Two-thirds of financial and related professional services employment is based outside the M25