Square Mile and Me: St Paul’s’ Charles Williams on Cathedral life, from royal funerals to daily duties January 25, 2024 Dean's Virger Charles Williams tells us about life at St Paul's, from Princess Diana's funeral to daily Cathedral duties.
How one family-owned firm is emblematic of Saudi’s economic transformation January 25, 2024 Family-owned firms are at the heart of Saudi Arabia's economic transformation, the CEO of one tells Inside Saudi
Square Mile and Me: Harry Hyman on building Primary Health Properties – and his love for the opera December 7, 2023 Harry Hyman, CEO of Primary Health Properties, tells us about his career, opera and working with his family.
Square Mile and Me: Andrew Jackson on becoming Keeper of the Jewel House November 30, 2023 Tower of London director, resident governor and keeper of the Jewel House Andrew Jackson tells us how he got his many titles.
The Square Mile and Me: Prospective alderman Marcus Fincham takes a stroll down memory lane July 27, 2023 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good: this week, Marcus Fincham, prospective City alderman, reveals his top spots, favourite memories and career highlights. What was your first job? Working in a kennels – it was great fun feeding the dogs, but less fun cleaning up after them. What was your [...]
The Square Mile and Me with Rowland Thomas on the energy of the City and its changes over time July 20, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, it’s Rowland Thomas, Close Brothers property finance managing director What was your first job? At the local greyhound kennels spreading sawdust on the training runs. I was accidentally paid double rates – £1 instead of 50p per hour – which [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Paragon Bank CEO Nigel Terrington talks paper rounds, The Lamb and office faux pas July 13, 2023 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good: this week, Nigel Terrington, chief executive of Paragon Bank, takes a stroll down memory lane. What was your first job? I was a paper boy, aged around 14, in Surrey. I had to get up ridiculously early and the biggest challenge was to [...]
BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce June 8, 2023 BT has revealed its boss took home a £1.8m bonus last year as the telecoms giant plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade. Philip Jansen, the group’s chief executive, secured the annual bonus despite the firm’s sweeping cost-cutting plans raising the alarm among unions. He bagged the £1.8m in [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Tavier Taylor on Texas, job interviews and Pilates March 9, 2023 We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good: this week it’s the Chartered Management Institute’s tech chief Tavier Taylor. What was your first job? I grew up in Texas and my very first “real” job – not counting underage babysitting at the age of 11 – was at Popeye’s Chicken on [...]
Another City skyscraper approved ahead of planning brouhaha February 16, 2021 Another skyscraper is coming to the City of London, with a 33-storey building set to be built at 70 Gracechurch Street. Developers Tenacity – who last month received approval for a similar size development at 55 Gracechurch Street – received the thumbs up from the City Corporation Tuesday lunchtime. It is another welcome vote of [...]
