Stuart Popham
{{Short description|British lawyer}}
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Stuart Godfrey Popham, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CMG|KC}} (born July 1954) is a British lawyer.
A former senior partner at Clifford Chance, he is the vice chairman of EMEA Banking at Citigroup. He is a King's Counsel and the former chairman of Chatham House.
Early life
Stuart Godfrey Popham was born in July 1954.{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Megan|title=Popham upbeat on Citi role|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c69fa264-b078-11e0-a5a7-00144feab49a|accessdate=28 January 2017|work=Financial Times|date=17 July 2011}} He was educated at Reed's School, leaving in 1972.{{Cite web |url=https://networkreeds.org/or-hall-of-fame |title=Reed's School |access-date=2018-09-19 |archive-date=2018-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094449/https://networkreeds.org/or-hall-of-fame |url-status=dead }} Subsequently, he received a law degree from the Southampton Law School at the University of Southampton, graduating in 1975.{{cite web|title=Stuart Popham, 1975|url=http://www.southampton.ac.uk/law/alumni/our_alumni/stuart_popham.page|website=Southampton Law School|publisher=University of Southampton|accessdate=28 January 2017}}{{cite news|title=Sailor who stayed the course|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0fd5b262-c2a3-11df-956e-00144feab49a|accessdate=28 January 2017|work=Financial Times|date=19 September 2010}}
Career
Popham joined the law firm Clifford Chance in 1976.{{cite web|title=Stuart Popham QC|url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/governance/stuart-popham-qc|website=Chatham House|accessdate=28 January 2017}} He was a partner from 1984 to 2003, and a senior partner from 2003 to 2011.{{cite news|title=Citigroup hires London lawyer Stuart Popham|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/citigroup-popham-idUSLDE72S0LW20110329|accessdate=28 January 2017|work=Reuters|date=29 March 2011}} He became a Queen's Counsel in 2011.{{cite news|last1=Tsang|first1=Linda|title=Downtime: Stuart Popham|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/downtime-stuart-popham-g9t8l666xgz|access-date=28 January 2017|work=The Times|date=15 March 2011}} He has served as the vice chairman of EMEA Banking at Citigroup since 1 July 2012.
Popham serves as the chairman of Chatham House. He also serves on the advisory council of TheCityUK.{{cite web|title=TheCityUK Advisory Council|url=https://www.thecityuk.com/about-us/advisory-council/|website=TheCityUK|accessdate=28 January 2017}} He was chairman of the board of trustees of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution until July 2022.{{cite web|title=Stuart Popham QC (Hon)|url=https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2023/january/30/rnli-appoints-new-chair|website=Royal National Lifeboat Institution|accessdate=28 January 2017}} He is also an independent governor of Birkbeck, University of London.{{cite web|title=Current Governors|url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/governance/current-governors-biographies|website=Birkbeck, University of London|accessdate=28 January 2017}} He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Wales in 2013.{{cite web|title=Stuart Popham QC|url=http://www.southwales.ac.uk/about-old/graduation/honoraries2013/stuart-popham/|website=University of South Wales|accessdate=28 January 2017}} With his wife, he is a donor to the Barbican Centre.{{cite web|title=our current supporters|url=http://www.barbican.org.uk/support-us/our-current-supporters|website=Barbican Centre|accessdate=28 January 2017}}
In February 2015, Popham argued that Brexit would make London less attractive to the financial services.{{cite news|last1=Agnew|first1=Harriet|title=If Britain goes: City divided on UK relationship with EU|url=https://www.ft.com/content/42305fa4-af76-11e4-b42e-00144feab7de|accessdate=28 January 2017|work=Financial Times|date=8 February 2015|quote=Stuart Popham, vice-chairman of banking in Europe at Citigroup, said: “The strength of London lies in its ability to aggregate all the services related to finance. If suddenly some of the services can’t be performed, then the convenience of London reduces over time. If you are no longer able to undertake the entire range of activities, it’s a less attractive place to do business.”}}{{cite news|last1=Bow|first1=Michael|title=EU referendum: Hedge fund managers backing 'Out' campaign set to make millions from Brexit|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-hedge-fund-managers-backing-out-campaign-to-set-make-millions-from-brexit-a6708496.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-hedge-fund-managers-backing-out-campaign-to-set-make-millions-from-brexit-a6708496.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=28 January 2017|work=The Independent|date=25 October 2015|quote=The former legal eagle is now EU vice-chairman of Citi and has voiced concerns London’s financial district would lose out if Britain left.}}
Personal life
Popham resides in Chichester with his wife, Carolyn, and three children. He is a yachtsman.
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Category:Alumni of the University of Southampton
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
Category:Honorary King's Counsel