BRITISH AMERICAN BUSINESS - Key Persons
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- Chief Financial Officer / Bank of America
- Chief Financial Officer / Bank of America / Chair
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- Director of Policy and Public Affairs / BT Group
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- Executive Director, London for BritishAmerican Business
Alice Mount is the Executive Director, London for BritishAmerican Business (BAB), the leading transatlantic trade association which incorporates the American Chamber of Commerce in the UK. In her role, Alice is responsible for the operation of the UK branch, management of the London team with a focus on programming and membership.
Alice joined BAB's London team in February 2017 and held several appointments including most recently Director, Strategic Partnerships and Events. She continues to develop bespoke programming with business leaders that delivers thought leadership for BAB's member network of over 400 companies.
Prior to joining BAB London, Alice worked with Variety, the Children's Charity, as their Head of Events for four years, raising funds for disadvantaged and disabled children, producing numerous gala events, and entertainment focussed events with a team of event coordinators and managers. She was a member of their senior management team reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee.
Alice lived and worked in the United States of America from September 1996 through February 2010 and worked with BritishAmerican Business in their New York office for 11 years working primarily in their events team and supporting the exchange visitor programme. During this period in New York, Alice also worked with American Australian Association for two years as their Director of Corporate Relations and Special Events before taking a two-year break for international travel with her husband.
Alice graduated with a BA Hons degree in Journalism, Film and Broadcasting from the University College Cardiff and is a dual UK and US citizen.
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- Head of North America Financial Lines
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- Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Engagement
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- Global Managing Partner - Client Service
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- VP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability / Mars Inc
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- Deputy Chair / Pentland Group
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- Group President, Global Commercial Services and Credit & Fraud Risk / American Express
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- Managing Director, Americas / Turner & Townsend
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- President & CEO / Siemens Financial Services
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- Global Private Equity Industry Market Leader
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- Head of the United Kingdom and Iberia / Tikehau Capital
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- Chairman & CEO / Winchester Capital
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- CEO North America, Fever - Tree USA
Charles has spent the past 29 years in the international beverage industry, working for Bacardi-Martini, Diageo and Moët Hennessy, before joining Fever-Tree in 2017 to establish & lead their operations in USA. This is the first international office for Fever-Tree, now employing over 40 people across the country, covering import, sales and marketing. Fever Tree is leading the premiumisation of all mixed drinks in the USA, elevating every drinking experience thank to their naturally sourced ingredients.
Throughout his career, he's been globally mobile, living across Europe and Australia prior to relocating to New York 10 years ago. Prior to leading the Fever Tree USA start-up, he has kickstarted 3 new companies in Poland and Australia as well as worked on establishing Moët Hennessy's joint venture in Russia.
In 2009 he was appointed as President of Belvedere Vodka (part of LVMH Group) and over 8 years expanded the brand into over 120 Countries, developed international partnerships with Bono's (RED) organisation as well as becoming the preferred vodka of James Bond.
Before joining the drinks industry Charles was an officer in the British Army (Royal Scots), serving in Germany, UK and Northern Ireland. He speaks French, German & some Polish.
He is a keen golfer, a member at The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers Muirfield, Scotland and recently joined The Whippoorwill Club in Westchester.
He is married to an Australian, has two young children and lives in Westchester, New York
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- Group CEO / BAE Systems Plc
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- Senior Partner / Magrath Sheldrick LLP
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- Chief Financial Officer, New York
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- Managing Director, Global Agency Sales
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- Head of EMEA and CEO / Morgan Stanley
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- Managing Director, Head of International Subsidiary Banking, UK / HSBC
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- Operating Partner / Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC
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- Head of Markets / KPMG LLP
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- Group Chief Executive / Sky Group
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- Partner / Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
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- Partner, New York, Heidrick and Struggles
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- Executive Vice President, Chief Purpose Officer
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- Senior Manager, Communications & Media
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Executive of BritishAmerican Business
Duncan Edwards is the chief executive of BritishAmerican Business, the leading transatlantic trade organization of some 450 companies, which has an ongoing mission to support policies which protect and enhance the environment for trade and investment in, and between, the USA and the UK. He is a regular contributor to policy debates and is a frequent media commentator on US UK relations.
Prior to this, Duncan Edwards spent over 30 years as a media executive in London and New York of which 27 years were spent at the Hearst Corporation. His most recent role at Hearst was President and CEO of the international magazine and digital media company, a business with activities in more than 60 countries which he led to record levels through acquisition and organic growth.
A British citizen, he currently lives in New York and Connecticut where he can often be found on long runs in the hills.
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- Manager, Member Relations & Engagement
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- Chief
- Executive Director
- Policy Officer
- Executive Director and Chief Trade and Policy Officer
Emanuel Adam is Executive Director and Chief Trade and Policy Officer at BritishAmerican Business. He is part of the Executive Team at BAB. Based out of Washington, D.C., Emanuel is responsible for the development and execution of the organisation's wider policy advocacy and trade & investment portfolio in both the US and the UK.
As part of his role, Emanuel manages BAB's relationship with US and UK Governments and external stakeholders, he coordinates the engagement and work of BAB's Trade and Policy Groups, and he serves as spokesperson for the organisation.
Over the course of his career, Emanuel has published numerous articles and publications in the field of transatlantic trade and investment. Emanuel has coordinated business input to several major trade negotiations, such as TTIP, the Brexit talks, the UK-US FTA and other bilateral agreements around innovation, mobility, aviation, tariffs and data flows. He regularly speaks at public events and comments in public media on current events. Emanuel has been widely recognized by both the UK and US Governments for his trade outreach campaigns (six to date) and his approach to making trade promotion accessible to smaller businesses.
Before assuming his current position, Emanuel led BAB's London/UK office, and held further positions at BAB as Analyst, Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Head of Policy & Trade. Prior to joining BAB, Emanuel was a Policy Advisor at the Trans-Atlantic Business Council (TABC) and EU Administrator at the former TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) in Brussels, Belgium.
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- Associate Director, Events & Marketing
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- Advisory Director / General Atlantic
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- Dean & Chief Executive Officer / London Business School
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- CEO / Summerhill Capital Investors, LLC
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- Principal / Broyd Partners LLC
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- Managing Director, Americas Head of International Corporate Banking / Barclays
Grant Marcks is a private equity investor with 10+ years of experience in business development, fundraising, capital markets, and relationship management. Grant is responsible for new platform investment and add-on sourcing, thesis development, corporate strategy and relationship building with The Riverside Company. Grant's background includes a diversity of industry experience, completing dozens of investments across numerous verticals and through various capital structures across the lower and middle market.
Prior to rejoining Riverside in December 2020, Grant spent 6 years as Head of Business Development with Atlantic Street Capital, a lower middle market focused private equity firm based in New York. Prior to Atlantic Street, Grant worked with The Riverside Company from 2010-2015. He began his career with the New York County District Attorney's office within the frauds investigation division.
Grant resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife and son.
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- Regional Director & President, Americas
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- General Manager, Corporate External and Legal Affairs / Microsoft
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- Chief Executive Officer / Corsair Capital
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- Managing Director, Head of International Public Affairs / J.P. Morgan
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- Senior Partner and Head of Office, Chicago Consumer Industries Group Global Lead / Brunswick
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- Chairman & Chief Executive Officer / Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
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- Founder & CEO / Prosek Partners
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- Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner / Coller Capital
Jim Toffey, CEO of LiquidX, has more than 30 years of experience in Fintech, building and operating electronic marketplaces around the world. At LiquidX, he is leading the digital transformation of trade finance, working capital, and trade credit insurance by creating technology solutions that optimize, finance, and connect the entire financial supply chain. Prior to LiquidX, Jim founded TradeWeb Markets in 1997 and served as Chief Executive Officer through 2008, growing TradeWeb from a start-up to a global exchange platform spanning 18 different asset classes. After leaving TradeWeb Markets, he served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, LLC and went on to found Benchmark Solutions, where he served as CEO.
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- Strategic Advisor / Cushman & Wakefield
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- Chief Operating Officer
- President
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- Group CEO / National Grid Plc
Juha Järvinen - Chief Commercial Officer
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- Regional President / FedEx Express
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- Manager, Member Relations & Engagement
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- Co - President of Asia Pacific Ex - Japan / Goldman Sachs
- President of Asia Pacific Ex - Japan / Goldman Sachs ( Asia ) LLC
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- HM Trade Commissioner for North America
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- Chief Executive / Kingstree Group
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- Global Head, Global Network Banking
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- President, UK, Ireland and Nordic Region
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- Global Lead Partner, Apollo Private Equity / KPMG LLP
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- EMEA Head of Fintech, Banking, Capital Markets & Advisory
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- Operating Partner / Lightyear Capital
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President
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- Partner and Corporate Department Chairman
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- Manager, Communications & Media
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- Senior Partner / McKinsey & Company
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- Chairman / the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment
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- Managing Director, Head of US, NatWest Markets / CEO of NatWest Markets Securities
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- Partner, Global Markets Leader, FAAS / Ernst & Young LLP
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- Founder and CEO / the Barton Partnership
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- Director / McGill & Partners
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- Group Chief Executive / HSBC
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- Manager, Member Relations & Engagement
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- Global Head of the Corporate and Investment Bank ( CIB ), & President / Barclays Bank PLC
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- President & CEO / Fitch Group
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- Partner / Deloitte & Touche LLP
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- Managing Partner, Enterprise Client Group Global Head Financial Institutions Vertical
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- Regional Chairman, Americas / Hinduja Group of Companies
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- Global Chair / the Boston Consulting Group
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- Trustee / the FedCap Group
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- Managing Director, Head of International Public Affairs / J.P. Morgan
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- Partner and Banking & Capital Markets Trust ( Assurance and Tax ) Sector Leader
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- Vice President Operations / FedEx Express
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- Chairman and Founder / the Asia Scotland Institute
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- Senior Partner and Global Leader, McKinsey Digital / McKinsey & Company
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- Managing Partner / Barton LLP
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- Global Head of Global Subsidiaries & Head of Client Coverage, UK / Standard Chartered Bank
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- Chairman & CEO / British Airways
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- CEO / Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
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- Senior Executive Assistance, Board Administration & Exclusive Events
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- Chairman / Brunswick Group
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- Executive Chairman / S4Capital PLC
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- Non - Executive Director / Invesco Ltd
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- Vice Chairman / BlackRock
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- Senior Vice President, Chief Talent Officer / American Express
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- Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations, North America / Diageo
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- Senior Vice President of Global Analytics / Broadridge Financial Solutions Ltd
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- Partner / Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty
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- Chairman, CEO & Co - Founder / the Blackstone Group
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- Chief Executive Officer / McGill & Partners
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- Chief Executive Officer and Regional Head, Client Coverage, Americas / Standard Chartered Bank
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- President & CEO / the Hearst Corporation
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- Chairman, North America / Tata Consultancy Services
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- Managing Director
- Managing Director of BritishAmerican Business
Tamra Eker is Managing Director of BritishAmerican Business (BAB), the leading transatlantic trade association. In this role she oversees strategy across the US/UK organization, with a focus on membership, marketing, programming and diversity & inclusion initiatives. She is also responsible for the organization's US operation and is President of the BritishAmerican Business Network, the umbrella body of British American business chambers across the US and UK.
Prior to her appointment as Managing Director, Ms. Eker served a variety of roles at BAB including Executive Director; Senior Director & Deputy Head of New York; Interim Head of Events & Program Development; and Associate Director, Member Relations & Programs since arriving to BAB in 2007.
During her tenure at BAB, she has developed and implemented B2B and B2C strategies that substantively engage more than 400 multinational companies and SMEs in New York and London. These strategies have focused on business development, client relations, marketing & communications, and development of strategic partnerships.
Under Ms. Eker's leadership, the organization has grown it's programming and content portfolios, including leadership development programs; trade promotion content; diversity, equity & inclusion conversations; ESG and sustainability roundtables; conferences & working sessions for Financial Services and other key sectors.
Ms. Eker holds a B.A. in Sociology and Classical Voice from Tufts University and an M.A. in Nonprofit Administration from NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and Stern School of Business. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the European-American Chamber of Commerce in the United States and on the Board of Trustees with her synagogue, Temple Beth Sholom, in New York.
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- Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Engagement
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- CEO, Europe & Americas / Standard Chartered Bank
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- President
- Advisor to Some of New York City
- President, Capalino
As President, Travis helped build Capalino into the largest municipal lobbying firm in the United States. He is responsible for overseeing the firm's operations and strategic initiatives, as well as managing a number of the firm's high profile clients.
For over a decade, Travis has been an advisor to some of New York City's most well-known corporate and not-for-profit organizations such as UPS, Intersection, Macy's, AMC Networks, Rudin Management and the Guggenheim Museum.
Travis has worked with Capalino's clients to navigate the New York City government, business and civic sectors. He has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars in public-sector funding for NYC-based nonprofits, gain project approvals for major land use projects, including the development of the former St. Vincent's Hospital campus and the West Side Railyards, and worked with businesses seeking to expand, improve or launch in the City of New York.
Prior to joining Capalino, Travis worked in management consulting, advising Fortune 100 Companies on strategic planning and organizational efficiency, and in the branding and sports marketing fields.
Travis has a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University and is a graduate of Coro Leadership New York. He currently lives in Forest Hills, Queens with his wife and three kids.
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- Founding Partner, Integrum Holdings / Chairman, Teneo Holdings LLC / Retired Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation and VEON, Ltd
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- Group General Manager Head of US Commercial Banking / HSBC
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- Partner / Addleshaw Goddard LLP