The latest Talk & Toast power couple are Dame Inga Beale, former CEO of the Lloyds insurance market and now a NED, and Antonio Simoes, former head of Global Private Banking at HSBC who has just moved to become CEO of Europe for Santander. As part of the Master’s Open Door, Open City theme for her year, they discuss the future of the insurance & banking industry, the new type of leadership needed post-Covid, London’s future as a mega-City and why we should use ‘uncomfortable’ words like gay and lesbian.

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The fourth of the Talk & Toast interviews by the Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers Karina Robinson talking to Nicole Sierra-Rolet and Xavier Rolet.

Nicole and Xavier highlight the human nature of the City through the stories of power couples. Our speakers are The Rolets. Xavier Rolet KBE is Chief Executive Officer of CQS, which runs $18bn in assets, and former CEO of the London Stock Exchange. Nicole Sierra-Rolet is a former investment banker and the driving force behind restored priory and vineyard La Verriere, whose award-winning fine wines were launched amid the financial crisis in 2008. Hear how this dynamic couple strive and thrive together.

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The third of our Talk and Toast Series took place on 15th January, at The Walbrook Club, City of London. 

We were delighted to welcome Sir Robert and Lady Stheeman who shared insights on how their professional and marital partnerships combine. 

Lady Elisabeth Stheeman is an external member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC). She was appointed in November 2017 and started her role at the end of February 2018. She has been an external member of the Bank of England’s FMI (Financial Market Infrastructure) Board since July 2017. In addition she holds other non-executive and advisory roles. 

Sir Robert's career in financial services has spanned 40 years. He has been Chief Executive Officer of the Debt Management Office since 2003. He received a knighthood in the Queen's New Year's Honours List in 2016. 

 

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The next Power Couple in the second Talk & Toast breakfast series were Emma and James Arbuthnot, which gave a packed house much to think about. 

 Emma, as Chief Magistrate, hears many of the most sensitive or complex cases, in particular extradition. She also supports her 300 odd district judge colleagues. She is depressed by the attacks on judges and politicians.  We should be grateful for our independent, non-political judges and proud of the rule of law.  

James sits in the House of Lords, having been an MP and Defence Procurement Minister. He dropped a bombshell when he told us that he had stopped his subscription to the Conservative Party when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. His reasons were the real costs of Brexit and his faith and respect for the Prime Minister.  In addition he felt few were speaking for the centre in either Tory or Labour Party. 

The conversation roamed around the existential threats of Russia and China, fake news, extremism, a blokeish culture in the Commons and work/life balance for this Power Couple.

 

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In the first episode of the WCIB’s Talk & Toast power couple podcast series, Rupert Hambro CBE and Robin Hambro talk to Karina Robinson, Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers. Rupert is Chairman of disruptive business incubator Hambro Perks, and of Robinson Hambro, the CEO Advisory and Board search firm co-founded with the Master of the WCIB, as well as a Chairman of a number of other companies and of the Investment Committee of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Robin is a doyenne of the arts world, where she is a Patron of the Vatican Museum and the founder of the New Young Artist show, as well as having set up corporate sponsorship at the Royal Opera House and created her own line of Bond-Street jewellery.  Over breakfast, City grandee Rupert Hambro shares what makes a great entrepreneur, investing in a Muslim matchmaking app and the secret of a 50-year marriage. Robin Hambro, a legend in art fundraising circles, talks about the persistence that got 6,000 children to submit entries to hang in the Royal Academy’s New Young Artist show and the joys of having Swiss Guards at the Vatican salute her.
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The Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB), Karina Robinson, introduces the WCIB 'Talk & Toast' series of interviews with City of London power couples.

The Talk & Toast series is sponsored by Streets Consulting http://www.streetsconsulting.com/ Many thanks for all their help