TheCityUK responds to the UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Comment
31 March 2023

Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK, said, “Being the first new member country to accede to such a strategically significant trade bloc is a great achievement for the UK. CPTPP members include many important growth markets for UK-based financial and related professional services, and membership gives British firms greater access to business opportunities in one of the fastest growing regions in the world.

“On formally becoming a CPTPP member, the UK will be able to work more closely with key Pacific Rim countries, including CPTPP members with which the UK currently has no bilateral Free Trade Agreement, such as Malaysia. Membership will open the way to developing pioneering approaches to digital trade, building regulatory cooperation and liberalising services trade. These are exciting growth areas for the 21st century and the benefits of membership will grow as more countries become CPTPP members.”

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Miles Celic Chief Executive Officer

Miles has held the role of Chief Executive Officer since September 2016. He is also a board member of UK Finance and the Financial Services Skills Commission. He sits on a number of government groups.

Miles began his career in broadcasting, making and presenting radio and television programmes for the BBC and others. He moved on to work in the UK Parliament, where he focused on foreign affairs and defence issues. Miles subsequently worked in a number of leading public policy consultancies.

In 2007, Miles joined HSBC’s policy function to lead political engagement. Miles moved to Prudential in 2009 as Director of Group Public Affairs & Policy and became Director of Group Strategic Communications in 2013. He was a member of Prudential’s Group Leadership Team.

Miles was awarded an OBE for services to financial and professional services in the King’s New Year Honours List 2025.