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Stuart Popham
Popham in 2012
Born
Stuart Godfrey Popham

July 1954
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
OccupationLawyer
SpouseCarolyn Popham
Children3

Stuart Godfrey Popham, CMG, KC (born July 1954) is a British lawyer.

A former senior partner at Clifford Chance, he is the vice chairman of EMEA Banking at Citigroup. He is a King's Counsel and the former chairman of Chatham House.

Early life

Stuart Godfrey Popham was born in July 1954.[1] He was educated at Reed's School, leaving in 1972.[2] Subsequently, he received a law degree from the Southampton Law School at the University of Southampton, graduating in 1975.[3][4]

Career

Popham joined the law firm Clifford Chance in 1976.[3][5] He was a partner from 1984 to 2003, and a senior partner from 2003 to 2011.[1][5][6] He became a Queen's Counsel in 2011.[7] He has served as the vice chairman of EMEA Banking at Citigroup since 1 July 2012.[5]

Popham serves as the chairman of Chatham House.[5] He also serves on the advisory council of TheCityUK.[8] He was chairman of the board of trustees of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution until July 2022.[9] He is also an independent governor of Birkbeck, University of London.[10] He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Wales in 2013.[11] With his wife, he is a donor to the Barbican Centre.[12]

In February 2015, Popham argued that Brexit would make London less attractive to the financial services.[13][14]

Personal life

Popham resides in Chichester with his wife, Carolyn, and three children.[4][9] He is a yachtsman.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Megan (17 July 2011). "Popham upbeat on Citi role". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Reed's School". Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Stuart Popham , 1975". Southampton Law School. University of Southampton. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Sailor who stayed the course". Financial Times. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Stuart Popham QC". Chatham House. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Citigroup hires London lawyer Stuart Popham". Reuters. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ Tsang, Linda (15 March 2011). "Downtime: Stuart Popham". The Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. ^ "TheCityUK Advisory Council". TheCityUK. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Stuart Popham QC (Hon)". Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Current Governors". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Stuart Popham QC". University of South Wales. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  12. ^ "our current supporters". Barbican Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. ^ Agnew, Harriet (8 February 2015). "If Britain goes: City divided on UK relationship with EU". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017. Stuart Popham, vice-chairman of banking in Europe at Citigroup, said: "The strength of London lies in its ability to aggregate all the services related to finance. If suddenly some of the services can't be performed, then the convenience of London reduces over time. If you are no longer able to undertake the entire range of activities, it's a less attractive place to do business."
  14. ^ Bow, Michael (25 October 2015). "EU referendum: Hedge fund managers backing 'Out' campaign set to make millions from Brexit". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2017. The former legal eagle is now EU vice-chairman of Citi and has voiced concerns London's financial district would lose out if Britain left.
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