Roles and responsibilities
The London & Partners board is comprised of up to 13 non-executive directors and two executive directors.
The Mayor of London appoints the chairman and one other director. All other non-executive directors are appointed by the members on the recommendation of the board.
The board is responsible for:
- Managing the company’s business, as set out in the Articles of Association.
- Leading the development of strategies, policies and plans to discharge London & Partners’ purposes.
- Monitoring the performance of the company, to ensure it meets its strategic objectives and targets.
- Promoting high standards of propriety, best practice and the efficient and effective use of staff and resources.
Board committees
Other specific responsibilities are delegated to its committees: the Audit and Finance Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Commercial Committee.
Each of these operates within defined terms of reference:
- Terms of reference for the Audit and Finance Committee [PDF 141 KB].
- Terms of reference for the Remuneration Committee [PDF 212 KB].
- Terms of reference for the Nomination Committee [PDF 124 KB].
- Terms of reference for the Commercial Committee [PDF 76.6 KB].
The London & Partners board is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance, as an important part of an effective and efficient approach to managing the company and its subsidiaries.
Our board members

Rajesh Agrawal
London & Partners Board Chairman, Deputy Mayor of London for Business

Laura Citron
Chief Executive Officer, London & Partners

Allen Simpson
Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, London & Partners

Massy Larizadeh
Director, New Horizons Advisory Limited

Jo Wright
Chief Financial Officer at 11:FS, London & Partners Board Member

Tamara Rajah
Chief Business & Science Officer at Holland & Barrett

Mark Taylor
CEO, Queen Elizabeth II Centre (QEII)

Manju Malhotra
CEO, Harvey Nichols

Dominic Field
Director, Field Partners

Chris Hayward
Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation

Eyal Malinger
Partner, Beringea

Jo Pisani
London & Partners Board Member

Ben Johnson
Mayoral Head of Economic and Business Policy, Greater London Authority
Our board observers

Sarah Brown
Mayoral Director, Communications

Justine Simons OBE
Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries
London & Partners' board meetings
You can find full information about items discussed at London & Partners' board meetings below.
Minutes of board meetings will not be uploaded until they have been approved by the board at the subsequent board meeting.
Board meeting minutes
View full minutes from previous board meetings:
- February 2023 [PDF 131 KB]
- November 2022 [PDF 141 KB]
- September 2022 [PDF 138 KB]
- May 2022 [PDF 159 KB]
- February 2022 [PDF 214 KB]
- November 2021 [PDF 225 KB]
- September 2021 [PDF 169 KB]
- May 2021 [PDF 180 KB]
- February 2021 [PDF 138 KB]
- November 2020 [PDF 148 KB]
- September 2020 [PDF 165 KB]
- April 2020 [PDF 201 KB]
- February 2020 [PDF 261 KB]
- November 2019 [PDF 205 KB]
- September 2019 [PDF 210 KB]
- June 2019 [PDF 178 KB]
- February 2019 [PDF 167 KB]
- November 2018 [PDF 154 KB]
Board meeting summary reports
Read full summary reports from previous board meetings:
- September 2018 [PDF 213 KB]
- May 2018 [PDF 132 KB]
- February 2018 [PDF 206 KB]
- November 2017 [PDF 202 KB]
- September 2017 [PDF 204 KB]
- May 2017 [PDF 202 KB]
- February 2017 [PDF 206 KB]
Find out more about how London & Partners is run, including information about our delegation of authority, subsidiary companies and board committees.