Business Council

Our Business Council brings together senior leaders from innovative high-growth companies from across the TheCityUK membership. The group operates as a high-level, Chatham House-style forum for industry to constructively engage with government, opposition MPs, regulators, and other stakeholder to promote and champion the role of the industry in the UK economy.

Contact Job Title Member Company
Alasdair Haynes* Founder & CEO Aquis Exchange
Nick Dutton Chief Regulatory Officer Cboe Europe
Nick Murray-Leslie Founder & Director Chatsworth Communications
Donna Rix General Counsel Europe Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited
Michel Everaert Managing Director CME Group
Lawrence Oliver Deputy Chief Executive Officer DDCAP Limited
Laure Fauchet Director of Government Relations DTCC Europe Limited
Kunal Gandhi Senior Managing Director Fenchurch Advisory Partners
Penny Madden Partner - Co-Lead for London Office Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Ruth Leas Chief Executive Officer Investec Bank
Andrew Smith Senior Director Kreab
Chris Jones Chief Risk Officer London Metal Exchange
Jo Tanner Interim Corporate Affairs Director NHBC
John Rothstein Chief Executive Officer, UK Optiver
James Deal Co-Founder & Head of UK PrimaryBid
Robert Hughes-Penney Senior Investment Director Rathbones Group
Toby Marsh Group Chief of Staff & Senior Leader for Business and Commercial Strategy RBC Brewin Dolphin
Hamish Patrick Partner, Head of Financial Sector Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Kirsten Hewson Chair Shoosmiths
Ian Cornwall Director, Head Market Structure SIX Swiss Exchange
Andrew Gillen Senior Partner Travers Smith LLP
Peter Hewitt Co-Chairman Universal Defence & Security Solutions
Oliver Brettle Partner and Global Executive Committee Member White & Case LLP
Annemarie Durbin Board Chair Yorkshire Building Society
*Chair    

Our latest work

Summary and assessment of the Mansion House speeches

We have summarised the key points for the financial and related services industry from the Mansion House speeches. Focusing on investment, growth, and the importance of the industry in driving economic progress and addressing key challenges, the speeches also emphasised the need for regulatory reforms, international trade and collaboration with the EU to enhance the UK's competitiveness and economic resilience.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Global trends and the UK’s role in the evolving landscape for Sovereign Investment Vehicles

Our latest Sovereign Wealth Funds report reveals how their rapid growth in recent decades — particularly in emerging markets — and increasing focus on sustainable investments, has seen them become an undeniably crucial part of the wider fund management sector.

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News

Comment

TheCityUK comments on the Chancellor's Mansion House speech

News

What will the Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, reveal in her Mansion House speech?

Blog

Guest blog: Three ways financial and related professional services can unlock prosperity and growth in the Midlands

Blog

COP29: TheCityUK's priorities and boosting the role of the UK as a global centre for sustainable finance

Events

TheCityUK National Conference 2024

Register now for our 2024 event taking place at the Library of Birmingham on Tuesday 26 November. In light of the government's renewed focus on regional growth and devolution, this year's conference is a great opportunity to look at the role of our industry in enabling inclusive growth across the UK.

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TheCityUK policymaker roundtable with Callum Anderson MP

This senior member policymaker roundtable will discuss how the government can support the growth of technology and business clusters.

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