CITY NEWS
Robert Hughes-Penney (Haberdasher), and Keith Bottomley CC have been elected at Guildhall’s Common Hall to serve as the next Sheriffs of the City of London. They will take office on 26 September and hold the position for one year.
The Sheriffs’ duties include supporting the Lord Mayor in their civic duties and serving as ambassadors for the financial and professional services industry by promoting the UK as a place in which to do business.
The Sheriffs’ modern-day duties include supporting the Lord Mayor in his or her civic duties and serving – both, at home and abroad – as ambassadors for the UK-based financial and professional services industry by promoting the UK as a place in which to do business. Based at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), the office is an integral part of the City’s support for the rule of law.
A graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, serving in Canada, Germany, and the UK in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO), Brazilian-born Robert Hughes-Penney joined City stockbrokers Laurence Keen in 1993. He has spent over 30 years in the financial services sector, primarily, as an Investment Director at Rathbones, where he manages global multi-asset portfolios, and is the company’s representative and Chair of The CityUK Business Council. He served as a City of London Corporation Common Councillor for eight years before being elected as Alderman for the Ward of Cheap in 2018. Robert is a keen supporter of several charities, including Army Central Fund, Morden College, and Templeton Education & Charity Trust.
The office of Sheriff, a pre-requisite to becoming Lord Mayor, dates back to the Middle Ages.
Mr Hughes-Penney is the third Haberdasher to hold the role in the past 25 years.
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