A banker

Sir Roger Gifford (born 3 August 1955) is a London banker and was the 685th Lord Mayor of London (2012 to 2013). He has been head of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) in the United Kingdom since 2000 and is also a Patron of the financial and enterprise education charity MyBnk.^[1]

Gifford started his career in finance with SG Warburg (1978–82), working in international banking and capital markets. In 1982 he left to join a new merchant bank, Enskilda Securities, Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank and, from 1994 to 2000, he headed the bank's operations in Japan. Since 2000 he has been SEB's UK country manager.

Gifford is a former chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (UK) and of the Association of Foreign Banks (UK). He is a trustee of St Paul's Cathedral Foundation; chair of the City Music Foundation,^[3] the English Chamber Orchestra charity and the Tenebrae Choir among other arts involvements. He is a liveryman of the Worshipful Companies of Musicians, Cordwainers and Security Professionals. He served as Master of theWorshipful Company of International Bankers (2010–11) and is sponsoring Alderman for the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners.

Sir Roger joined the Bank Workers Charity Trustee Board in 2011. Following his tenure as Lord Mayor of London, Sir Roger was appointed President of the charity on 1 March 2014. He believes there is a continuing need to support banking industry employees and to enhance the ethics and culture of the sector.

A banker.