UK Investment Council

The UK Investment Council aims to enhance UK inward investment and inform the UK’s independent trade policy by providing a forum for global investors to offer high-level advice to DBT ministers and wider government.

Please note that the information on this page may be subject to change as the future direction of the Investment Council is currently being considered.

The UK Investment Council was established on 27 April 2021.

Role

The Investment Council’s principal purpose is to provide a platform to influential global investors so that they can highlight their perspectives, priorities and concerns relating to UK inward investment.

Chair and structure

The Council is chaired by the Minister for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

The secretariat function is provided by DBT.

The Council typically meets 4 times a year. Further meetings with specific members may take place as and when pertinent topics and issues arise.

Membership

The Investment Council consists of 31 members.

Membership for the period 2024 to 2025 is:

  • Minister for Investment (chair)
  • Annette King, Accenture Song
  • John Harrison, Airbus UK
  • Christina Bates, Allstate NI
  • Anne Glover CBE, Amadeus Capital Partners
  • Andrew Sillitoe, Apax Partners
  • Tara McGeehan, Conseillers en gestion et informatique (CGI)
  • Maximilian Biagosch, CPP Investments
  • Alison Kay, Ernst & Young
  • Lady Heywood, (Suzanne), Exor, CNHi & Iveco
  • Arjun Gupta, Government of Singapore Investment Company (GIC)
  • Laura Fleming, Hitachi Energy
  • Ian Stuart, HSBC UK
  • Christian Salbaing​, Hutchison Whampoa (Europe) Ltd
  • Katherine Bennett CBE, HVM Catapult
  • Georgiana (JoJo) de Noronha, Kraft Heinz
  • Paul Livingston, Lockheed Martin UK
  • Shemara Wikramanayake, Macquarie Group
  • Dr Anish Shah, Mahindra Group
  • Mohamed Mansour, Man Capital
  • Julia Prescot, Meridiam
  • Yukinobu Nakano, Mitsui
  • Clare Woodman CBE, Morgan Stanley
  • H.E. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Mubadala Investment Company
  • Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy
  • H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
  • William Vereker, Santander UK
  • Keith Anderson, Scottish Power
  • Liv Garfield CBE, Severn Trent Water
  • Carl Ennis​, Siemens GB&I
  • Eva Lindholm, UBS

Membership is reviewed after one year.

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