William Russell (Lord Mayor)

William Anthony Bowater Russell (born 15 April 1965, London), is a British financier, who serves as the 692nd Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2019–2021.[1]

For other people with the same name, see William Russell (disambiguation).
Lord Mayor

William Russell
692nd Lord Mayor of London
Assumed office
9 November 2019
Preceded bySir Peter Estlin
Personal details
Born
William Anthony Bowater Russell

(1965-04-15) 15 April 1965
London NW8
Spouse(s)Hilary Ann, née Chaplin
Alma materDurham University
OccupationInvestment banker

In view of the global disruption to public life brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lord Mayor Russell was re-elected, on 29 September 2020, as Lord Mayor of London for 2021.[2] He is the first Lord Mayor to serve more than one term since William Cubitt was reelected in 1861.[3]

Biography

Educated at Eton and Durham University, graduating B.A., Russell started his career in financial services at First Boston in 1987, and joined Merrill Lynch in 1992,[4] working in Hong Kong, New York and London, before leaving in 2006 for public service.[5]

Since 2013 Alderman Russell represents Bread Street Ward on the City of London Corporation,[6] serving as Sheriff of the City of London for 2016–17, and was elected Lord Mayor on 1 October 2019, taking office before the Lord Mayor's Show on 9 November 2019.[7][8] He is also a Feltmaker and an Honorary Liveryman of the Paviors' Company.[9]

Russell is a member of the Advisory Board of Innovate Finance, an independent not-for-profit membership organisation serving the global FinTech community[10] and a Court Assistant to the Haberdashers' Company.[11]

Family

The only son of Anthony Russell, a stockbroker, he is in remainder to the family baronetcy,[12] created for his great-great-uncle, Charles Russell, founder of the eponymous law firm.

Charlotte née Bowater, his mother, was from a Kentish family of paper packagers;[13] her father, Sir Ian Bowater GBE, was Lord Mayor of London for 1969–70, and his father Sir Frank Bowater, Lord Mayor for 1938–39.[7]

Damian Lewis is his maternal half-brother.[14][15]

Personal life

In 1989, Russell married Hilary Chaplin: they have four children, qv. "Bio". thepeerage.com.

Honours

Arms
Coat of arms of William Russell
Crest
A Goat passant Argent armed Or charged on the body with three Trefoils slipped fesswise Vert
Escutcheon
Argent a Lion rampant Gules on a chief Sable three Escallops of the field the whole within a Bordure engrailed Vert
Motto
Che sera sera
(Eng: What will be, will be)
Orders
Behind the Shield, the Badge of the Order of St John:
Other elements
Lord Mayor Russell impales the City of London arms (dexter) with his family arms (sinister):

See also

References
  1. "The Lord Mayor – City of London". Government of the United Kingdom.
  2. Pullman, Nigel (17 April 2020). "Guildhall last night confirmed that William Russell will now remain in office [as LM] until November 2021, subject to being formally re-elected later this year". liverycompanies.info. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "City of London plans 'back to work' week to revive Square Mile". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. www.bloomberg.com
  5. "CV" (PDF). William Russell. September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Member details – The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman William Anthony Bowater Russell". Government of the United Kingdom. 21 November 2019.
  7. "Next Lord Mayor of the City elected". This is about: William Russell. 9 November 2019.
  8. "The Lord Mayor-Elect". Lord Mayor's Show. 9 November 2019.
  9. "Global UK: Trade, Innovation and Culture – City of London". Government of the United Kingdom.
  10. "Innovate Finance – The Voice of Global FinTech". Innovate Finance – The Voice of Global FinTech.
  11. "Celebrating the Election of our Liveryman, Alderman William Russell, as Lord Mayor of London | The Haberdashers' Company". haberdashers.co.uk.
  12. Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. p. 3442 (RUSSELL, Bt). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  13. "Bio" (PDF).
  14. "Damian Lewis". IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  15. "Interview: Lord Mayor of London William Russell". London Evening Standard. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  16. "Order of St John". thegazette.co.uk.

Additional reading
Civic offices
Preceded by
Sir Peter Estlin
Lord Mayor of London
2019–2021		 Succeeded by
in office
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.