Financial Power List 2017
Following an eventful 2016, many challenges lie ahead for the finance sector, including key policy and business decisions for leaders in the UK.
The Financial Power List ranks the people we believe will have significant influence on the direction of the industry over the next 12 months. From government, practice and business, these 50 individuals have the power to make an impact in 2017.
Ranking vs 2016
Name
#1
15
Andrew Tyrie
Chairman, Treasury Select Committee
#2
2
Gilly Lord
UK head of regulatory affairs, PwC
#3
2
Sacha Romanovitch
CEO, Grant Thornton
#4
4
David Davis
Secretary of state for Exiting the European Union
#5
5
Philip Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government
#6
6
Herbert Monteith
Interim head of finance, Sports Direct
#7
23
Paul Aplin
Partner, AC Mole & Sons
#8
8
Andrew Harding
CEO, CIMA
#9
36
Meg Hillier
Chair, Public Accounts Committee
#10
10
Donald Trump
President-elect, US Government
#11
11
Jon Thompson
Chief executive, HMRC
#12
12
Jessica Uhl
CFO, Royal Dutch Shell
#13
13
David Fenn
Managing partner, Wilkins Kennedy
#14
13
Sarah Albon
Chief executive, Insolvency Service
#15
29
David Sproul
Senior partner and Chief executive, Deloitte
#16
4
Sir Win Bischoff
Chairman, Financial Reporting Council
#17
33
Hans Hoogervorst
Chairman
#18
28
Steve Varley
Chairman, EY UK & Ireland
#19
19
Paul Morton
Tax director, Office of Tax Simplification
#20
20
Edward Troup
Executive chair, HMRC
#21
21
Kevin Ellis
Chairman and Senior partner, PwC
#22
22
Chris Woodhouse
Non-executive, Agent Provocateur
#23
23
Incoming chairman
KPMG UK
#24
24
Jane Ellison
Financial secretary to the Treasury, UK Government
#25
25
John Connolly
Chairman, CogitalGroup
#26
26
Derek Mackay
Finance secretary, Scotland
#27
27
Paul Eagland
Managing partner, BDO
#28
3
Simon Dingemans
CFO, GlaxoSmithKline and chairman, The Hundred Group of Finance Directors
#29
29
Wes Bricker
Chief accountant, SEC
#30
49
Gary Turner
MD UK, Xero
#31
27
Michael Izza
CEO, ICAEW
#32
32
John Whiting
Non-executive, HMRC and board member, Revenue Scotland
#33
26
Paul Baumann
Chief financial officer, NHS England
#34
18
Laurence Longe
Managing director, RSM
#35
21
Patrick Mears
Chairman, GAAR
#36
32
Helen Brand
CEO, ACCA
#37
37
Richard Howitt
CEO, Integrated Reporting Council
#38
38
Cameron John
Director of accountant partners, Sage
#39
39
Sir Mike Rake
Chairman, BT
#40
12
John McDonnell
Shadow chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government
#41
41
Anton Colella
CEO, ICAS
#42
22
Rob Whiteman
Chief executive, CIPFA
#43
48
Julie Adams
Managing partner, Menzies
#44
30
Pascal Saint-Amans
Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Admin
#45
44
Phil Verity
Senior partner, Mazars
#46
37
Rakesh Shaunak
Group chairman, MHA MacIntyre Hudson
#47
7
David Gauke
Chief secretary to the Treasury, UK Government
#48
43
Mark Carney
Governor, Bank of England
#49
49
Chris Barnard
Technical accounting manager, Crunch Accounting
#50
35
Richard Murphy
Founder Tax Research UK
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