TheCityUK was founded in 2010 under the chairmanship of Sir Winfried Bischoff. The founding Chief Executive was Chris Cummings. The report also led to the founding of Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, a partnership body sitting between the UK government and industry. TheCityUK Boards and committees Board of directors Source: Anne Richards DBE (Chair, TheCityUK) (Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity International) Hannah Gurga (Director General, Association of British Insurers) Adam Farkas (Chief Executive Officer, Association for Financial Markets in Europe) Jon Whitehouse (Group Head of Government Relations, 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) Omar Ali (Managing Partner, EMEIA Financial Services, Ernst & Young) Dr Kay Swinburne (Vice-Chair of Financial Services, KPMG) Edward Braham (Chair, M&G) Galina Dimitrova (Director, Investment &Capital Markets, The Investment Association) Miles Celic (Chief Executive, TheCityUK) David Postings (Chief Executive, UK Finance) John Heaps (Chairman, Yorkshire Building Society) TheCityUK Leadership Council TheCityUK Leadership Council brings together a cross-sectoral group of the most senior leaders from the industry. The Leadership Council oversees TheCityUK's strategy and its members lead on major programmes of work. These meetings are regularly attended by Government Ministers, senior regulators, Ambassadors and other leading stakeholders. The current Chair of the Leadership Council is Bruce Carnegie-Brown (Chairman of Lloyd's of London). TheCityUK senior committees Long-Term Competitiveness Group TheCityUK Long-Term Competitiveness Group is responsible for influencing the policy environment and evolution of regulatory frameworks to ensure the UK remains an internationally attractive and domestically competitive place for financial and related professional services firms to do business. It is focused on the future shape of the UK’s regulatory, legal, mobility and tax regimes and the approach of its regulatory and supervisory authorities. International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG) The International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG) is one of the leading cross-sectoral groups in Europe for the industry, discussing and acting on regulatory developments. It comprises senior leaders from across the UK-based financial and related professional services industry. The IRSG is jointly run by TheCityUK and the City of London Corporation to promote sustainable economic growth and an international framework that facilitates open and competitive capital markets globally Its role includes identifying strategic issues where a cross-sectoral position can add value to existing industry views. The IRSG Council is currently chaired by Dr Kay Swinburne (Vice Chair of Financial Services,