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
Omar Ali CBE* Global Financial Services Leader EY
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)
Katharine Braddick CB Group Head of Strategic Policy and Advisor to the Group Chief Executive Officer Barclays
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
Georgia Dawson Senior Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ian Stuart Chief Executive Officer HSBC UK
Chris Rhodes President ICE Futures Europe
Andrew Kail Chief Executive Officer Institutional Retirement Legal & General Group plc
Farmida Bi CBE Chair, Europe, Middle East and Asia Norton Rose Fulbright
Galina Dimitrova Director, Investment & Capital Markets The Investment Association
Miles Celic OBE Chief Executive Officer TheCityUK
David Postings Chief Executive UK Finance
Susan Allen OBE Chief Executive Officer Yorkshire Building Society
*Chair    

Our latest work

The Channel Islands’ contribution to UK growth and investment

This joint paper with Jersey Finance and Guernsey Finance highlights the complementary strengths each island brings to the British family of financial centres, spanning funds, private wealth, corporate services, insurance and cross-border investment.

No time to lose: Reasserting UK leadership in financial and related professional services

This landmark report is based on one of the largest industry listening exercises in recent years, drawing on engagement with over 300 senior leaders across industry, government, regulators and academia. It highlights that increasing global competition, technological change and economic challenges mean urgent action is needed to preserve the UK's position and support future growth.

Key facts about the UK as an international financial centre 2025

Our latest 'Key facts about the UK as an international financial centre' report highlights the strength and global impact of the UK’s financial and related professional services industry. Despite a changing global landscape, the UK remains a leading international financial centre with continued leadership in areas such as cross-border banking, insurance and FinTech investment.

News

Blog

Asset management: our new research, and a look ahead

Industry calls for bolder, faster, more decisive reform to secure UK leadership in global finance over next decade

UK retains world-leading financial services trade surplus and global hub status

Press release

AI in financial services: emerging global norms

Events

TheCityUK and Financial Services Skills Commission Future Skills Conference 2026

Join us in May for the Future Skills Conference 2025, in partnership with Financial Services Skills Commission

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TheCityUK Annual Conference

Watch all of the sessions from our previous Annual Conference, which brought together senior leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry with political and regulatory stakeholders to discuss how to maintain the industry’s competitiveness and its pivotal role in driving economic growth across the UK economy.

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