Speaker Details
Chris Gibson-Smith
Chairman, London Stock Exchange
Chris Gibson-Smith has been Chairman of the London Stock Exchange since 2003. The Exchange administers the largest equities market in Europe. Mr Gibson-Smith also became Chairman of the British Land Company PLC in January 2007. British Land is Europe's second largest property group by market cap and invests in prime commercial and retail property. Mr Gibson-Smith is a Non-Executive Director of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. In addition, he is a governor of the London Business School. He was Chairman of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) from 2001 to 2005, Group Managing Director of BP from 1997-2001, a Director of Lloyds TSB from 1999-2005, and Director of Powergen from 2001-2002.
