CBI Chairs Committee
CBI Chairs Committee is the top policy committee at the CBI, responsible for setting and steering the CBI policy decisions.
This committee is comprised of all the chairs from the 12 CBI Regional and National Councils and the sector focused Standing Committees.
Together these chairs represent over 600 senior business leaders from over 400 CBI members across our Councils and Standing Committees.
The committee meets quarterly and is joined by the full CBI Executive Committee. It is chaired by the Senior Council Chair, elected by the committee members every two years.
CBI Council and Committee Chairs
CBI Senior Council Chair
Peter Hogg
City Executive for London & UK Cities Director
Arcadis
Domestic Competitiveness Committee
Carl Sizer (co-chair)
Partner - UK Management Board Member, Head of UK Regions
PwC
Stephanie Hyde (co-chair)
UK CEO
JLL
East Midlands Council
Danielle Gillett
Managing Director
EMB Group
East of England Council
Marcus Watson
Director
Ground Control Holdings Limited
Economic Growth Council
JC Townsend
CEO, UK and Ireland
Lee Hecht Harrison
Financial Services Committee
Jane Galvin
Head of Corporate Clients
Santander UK plc
Future of Work Committee
Samantha Brook
HR Director
Severfield
Global Competitiveness Committee
Oriel Petry (chair)
Senior Vice-President
Airbus
Net Zero Committee
Ian Simm
Founder & Chief Executive
Impax Asset Management Group plc
North East Council
Jane Robinson
Pro Vice Chancellor, Engagement and Place
Newcastle University
North West Council
Darren Budds
Commercial Director
BASF
Northern Ireland Council
Richards Gillan
Managing Partner
Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
Scotland Council
Martin Pebworth
Chief Commercial Officer
SSE
South East Council
Eman Martin-Vignerte
Director
Robert Bosch Ltd
South West Council
Carmen Peacock
Head of Private Capital
Lloyds Banking Group plc
Taxation Committee
Ali Kennedy
Director of Group Taxation
BAE Systems plc
Tech and Innovation Committee
Hugh Milward
Vice-Pesident - External Affairs
Microsoft Limited
Stephen Warwick
Vice-President - Automation & AI Head of R&D UK
IBM United Kingdom
Trade Association Council
Neil Carberry
CEO
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Wales Council
Alison Orrells
Managing Director
Safety Letter Box Co. Ltd
West Midlands Council
John Burton
Finance Director
ABP Food Group
Yorkshire and the Humber Council
Fergus Bailie
CEO
Bailie Group Ltd