Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) was formed in 1965 and it is the main business wide employers' organization. It works with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to pursue corporate interests. Its forerunner was the Federation of British Industries, established in 1916 to provide employers with a national voice.
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CBI aims
The CBI champions causes favourable to owners of British businesses.
The stated aim of the CBI is to help create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. To this end it lobbies the UK government and international legislators.
CBI policy is decided by its members, senior professionals from all sectors and sizes of business, who are directly involved in the policy-making process.
Membership
Approximately 80% of the FTSE 100 companies are CBI members and nearly half of the FTSE 350.
Most of its larger members and many of the medium-sized and smaller ones operate internationally.
Membership of the CBI is corporate: organisations and companies are members, not the individuals nominated to represent them.
Lobbying
The CBI is able to lobby democratically elected representitives in order to gain concessions deemed favourable to the owners of UK businesses.
Research
The CBI conducts numerous surveys and reports which are of particular use to its members. Research conducted is available to the relevant sections of its membership.
Organisation
Contact Details
The CBI divides the UK into 13 Regions. It also has offices in Beijing, Brussels and Washington DC. However, its main office is situated in London at Centre Point.
- CBI
- Centre Point
- 103 New Oxford Street
- London
- WC1A 1DU
Personnel
- Sir John Sunderland, President
- Richard Lambert, Director-General
- John Cridland, Deputy Director-General
- Susan Anderson, Director, Human Resources Policy
- Andy Scott, Director, International Competitiveness
- Ian McCafferty, Chief Economic Adviser
- Michael Roberts, Director, Business Environment
- Neil Bentley, Director, Public Services
Directors-General since 1965
- John Davies (July 30, 1965 - October 15, 1969)
- Sir Campbell Adamson (October 15, 1969 - July 2, 1976)
- Sir John Methven (July 2, 1976 - April 23, 1980) (died in office)
- Sir Terence Beckett (October 1, 1980 - March 26, 1987)
- Sir John Banham (March 26, 1987 - June 26, 1992)
- Howard Davies, (June 29, 1992 - December 31, 1995)
- Lord Adair Turner (January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1999)
- Sir Digby Jones (January 1, 2000 - June 30, 2006)
- Richard Lambert (July 1, 2006 – )
