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

Exporting from across Britain: Financial and related professional services 2023

Financial and related professional services exports from across Britain grew by 3.1% in the year to 2021 (latest available data)...

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Enabling growth across the UK 2023: UK-based financial and related professional services

This report evaluates the financial and related professional services industry’s economic contribution to the regions and nations of the UK. It is based on analysis of the latest available data (2021).

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News

Blog

Guest blog: Building the skills of our financial and professional services’ workforce for a bright future

Blog

Cities vs their wider urban areas: how does financial and related professional services employment differ?

Chair’s address at our National Conference 2023: Anne Richards DBE, TheCityUK Board Chair

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Financial services labour demand: how much regional variation is there?

Events

TheCityUK North West Roundtable with Cllr Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council

This is an opportunity for members to discuss Cllr Craig’s views on the role of financial and related professional services in driving greater growth from her perspective as Leader of Manchester City Council.

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TheCityUK National Conference

Save the date for our 2024 event and watch the sessions from our 2023 conference.

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