The Council

The men and women who lend their experience to the running of City & Guilds.

Our governing body, the Council, ensures that our governance represents a wide spectrum of views and can draw on a multiplicity of talents. It's made up of around 70 members.

There are four categories of members:

Ex Officio (appointed due to the office they hold, e.g. the Lord Mayor of London)
Appointed
Elected
Co-opted.

Meet the Council members

The President

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT HonFCGI

The Vice Presidents

Roger Blundell MBE HonFCGI
Philip Corp CB
Paul Wates HonFCGI
Stephen Grix
Sir CK Chow FREng FCGI
David Young FCA HonFCGI

Chairman

Michael Howell HonFCGI

Vice-Chairman

Valerie Bayliss CB FCGI

Treasurer

Dr David Wilbraham FCGI

Joint Honorary Secretary

Richard Sermon FCIS HonFCGI
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London
Alderman Ian Luder
The President of the Royal Society
Lord Rees of Ludlow KT PRS
The Chairman of Council of the Royal Society of Arts
Luke Johnson
The President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Lord Browne of Madingley FREng FRS FCGI

Other members

Rear Admiral John (Louis) Armstrong
Judith Babb
Simon Bartley FCGI
Ralph Bauer FCGI
Steven Beharrell
Martin Brackenbury
James Brathwaite CBE FCGI
Timothy Carter
Alan Cornwell
Mary Crowley OBE
Ken Davidson
Brynley Davies
Dr Richard Evans FCGI
Gerry Everett Vicki Fagg
Rev Stephen Haines
Alderman Robert Hall
Professor Chris Hankin FCGI
Professor Sir Deian Hopkin FCGI
Robert Hughes-Penney
David Illingworth
Allan Johnston
David Kast
Asha Khemka OBE
Michael Laurie
Mike Lee
Robin Leuchars
Pamela Liversidge OBE DL FCGI
Peter McKee
Will McKee
Howard McKenzie
Professor Ken Mortimer FCGI
Henry Murdoch FCGI
Reginald Mussett
Michael Neal
Michael Paske
John Penton MBE
Ian Pryce
Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE FCGI
John Randall FCGI
Davide Rodrigues
Shahwar Sadeque HonFCGI
Dr Maggie Semple OBE FCGI
Dame Ruth Silver DBE FCGI Iain Smith Tim Strickland
Pat Stringfellow MBE
Clive Strowger Francis Summer HonFCGI
Brigadier Nick Thompson CBE
Yvonne Thompson CBE
Geoff Stanton FCGI
Peter Taylor
Dr The Hon Sandy Todd
Sir Glenn Torpy GCB CBE DSO FCGI
Jacquie Wathen
Simon Wethered
Tom Wilson