Kevin Daly, an economist at Goldman Sachs and previously Vice Chairman of the Society took over as Chairman at the SBE’s Annual Dinner.  The outgoing Chairman, Dame Kate Barker said ‘It has been a real privilege for me to chair the SBE, but I am delighted to hand over to Kevin, who has many fresh ideas to take the Society forward.  He will be well-known to most members of the SBE as one of the City of London’s leading economists.’ 

At the Annual Dinner on June 30, Kevin Daly expressed gratitude to his predecessor: “I would like to thank Kate for her tireless work over the past three years in the service of the SBE. During her term as Chairman, significant progress has been made during this period in terms of membership numbers, in the quality of the events that that the SBE provides to its members and in improving the finances of the society.”