Our board

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London skyline. Image courtesy of visitlondon.com/Antoine Buchet.
Meet members of the London & Partners board, which is made up of industry experts from the private sector.

Roles and responsibilities

The London & Partners board is comprised of up to 13 non-executive directors and two executive directors.

The Mayor of London appoints the chairman and one other director. All other non-executive directors are appointed by the members on the recommendation of the board.

The board is responsible for:

  • Managing the company’s business, as set out in the Articles of Association.
  • Leading the development of strategies, policies and plans to discharge London & Partners’ purposes.
  • Monitoring the performance of the company, to ensure it meets its strategic objectives and targets.
  • Promoting high standards of propriety, best practice and the efficient and effective use of staff and resources.

Board committees

Other specific responsibilities are delegated to its committees: the Audit and Finance Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Commercial Committee.

Each of these operates within defined terms of reference:

The London & Partners board is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance, as an important part of an effective and efficient approach to managing the company and its subsidiaries.

Our board members

Howard Dawber

Howard Dawber

London & Partners Board Chairman, Deputy Mayor of London for Business

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Laura Citron

Laura Citron

Chief Executive Officer, London & Partners

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Nayan Rughani

Nayan Rughani

Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, London & Partners

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Massy Larizadeh

Massy Larizadeh

Director, New Horizons Advisory Limited 

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Jo Wright

Jo Wright

Chief Financial Officer at 11:FS, London & Partners Board Member

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Tamara Rajah

Tamara Rajah

Chief Business & Science Officer at Holland & Barrett

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Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor

CEO, Queen Elizabeth II Centre (QEII)

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Manju Malhotra

Manju Malhotra

CEO, Harvey Nichols

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Dominic Field

Dominic Field

Director, Field Partners

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Chris Hayward

Chris Hayward

Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation

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Eyal Malinger

Eyal Malinger

Partner, Beringea

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Jo Pisani

Jo Pisani

London & Partners Board Member

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Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Mayoral Head of Economic and Business Policy, Greater London Authority

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Elizabeth Campbell

Elizabeth Campbell

Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Our board observers

Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown

Mayoral Director, Communications

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Justine Simons OBE 

Justine Simons OBE 

Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries

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London & Partners' board meetings

You can find full information about items discussed at London & Partners' board meetings below.

Minutes of board meetings will not be uploaded until they have been approved by the board at the subsequent board meeting.

Board meeting minutes

View full minutes from previous board meetings:

Board meeting summary reports

Read full summary reports from previous board meetings:

Find out more about how London & Partners is run, including information about our delegation of authority, subsidiary companies and board committees.