Sir David Brewer CMG
Chairman, China-Britain Business Council

Sir David was appointed a UK Business Ambassador by the Prime Minister in November 2010.

He is Chairman of the China-Britain Business Council and President of the EU-China Business Association.

Sir David chairs the CBBC/CityUK Financial Services Committee and is a Member of UKTI's Overseas Promotion Committee (China Champion) and the China and Asia Task Forces.

He is a Holder of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Magnolia Gold Award, Finance Consultant of Shenyang Municipal People's Government and Financial Advisor to the City of Dalian.

He is also a Non-Executive Director of LIFFE Administration and Management, Tullett Prebon SITICO (China) Ltd and the National Bank of Kuwait (International) PLC. Sir David is a Member of the IPS Group International Advisory Board and Principal Advisor, Bupa (China).

Sir David's career has been in insurance broking, with Sedgwick and Marsh. For Sedgwick he opened their offices in Japan in 1976, in China in 1981 and in India in 1986.

He was Lord Mayor of the City of London for the year 2005 – 2006 and was appointed Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London in 2008.