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City of London chief tops UK Black Powerlist
Ian Thomas, who heads the City of London Corporation, tops the Black Powerlist in its 21st year.
BBC Business•
Ian Thomas, chief executive of the City of London Corporation, has been named the UK's most influential Black Briton in this year's Black Powerlist awards.
The 57-year old is the first Black person to oversee the Square Mile's governing body in its more than 900-year history.
The City of London Corporation is an administrative body with responsibility for London's central financial district, headed by its own Lord Mayor.
Thomas said he secured the role at the head of the City of London Corporation in 2022 only following seven interviews and an election.