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Business News News Extra More news from Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce


Region is benefiting from HSBC relocation


HSBC has generated £540m of wealth for the West Midlands since relocating its head office to Birmingham. That’s according to a new report from the


West Midlands Growth Company, which found that £390m was generated directly by the Birmingham head office and HSBC UK’s other operations across the region. And nearly £133m worth of GVA will have


been generated indirectly through the supply chain linked to the bank’s services and employees. Twenty-six other financial services companies


have also invested in the West Midlands since the bank’s new head office was announced, creating an additional 800 new jobs. Investing £200m in the 10-storey facility in


Centenary Square, HSBC UK relocated 1,000 jobs from across its UK and international operations. Ian Stuart, chief executive of HSBC UK, said:


Council relationship


must be maintained Business leaders in Birmingham say they will be seeking to continue a ‘great relationship’ with the city council following the resignation of chief executive Dawn Baxendale. Ms Baxendale has left to take the post of chief


executive of Christchurch City Council in New Zealand. Chief finance officer Clive Heaphy has taken the role on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is appointed. Paul Faulkner, chief executive of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said: “We have enjoyed a great relationship with Dawn and the council since she took up her appointment last year and we are sorry to see her go while wishing her all the best in her new position. “We have been able to create a bridge


between the council and Birmingham’s business community that has resulted in meaningful and productive co-operation on a number of projects. “We shall seek to continue this excellent


relationship with Dawn’s successor because it is absolutely vital that the private sector understands the needs of the city council and work together in a spirit of co-operation. “We recognise the challenges facing the


council and scale of the work ahead on delivering major programmes such as the Games. The next chief executive will be the eighth since 1994. We hope to see a period of stability in the senior team ahead and look forward to continuing the positive relationship.” Dawn took up her Birmingham appointment in


April last year, having previously been chief executive of Southampton city council.


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“It is fantastic to see the positive contribution our head office has made to the local economy and the ripple effect HSBC UK is having not just in Birmingham but across the wider region. “I’m confident that increasing numbers of financial and professional services firms will follow suit to become a part of this regional success story.” The launch of the report coincides with latest


figures from Office of National Statistics has revealed that London no longer has the monopoly on talent, with more young professionals migrating from the capital city to Birmingham. Birmingham has received more internal


migrants from London (7,771) in 12 months to June 2018 than any other regional city. The city also received more internal migrants


from the rest of the UK (50,270) than any other regional city. Birmingham has the highest concentration of


Ian Stuart: Positive move


employment in the Financial and Professional Services (FPS) sector of any regional city (50,200 employees), and is home to the largest offices for each of the Big Four – PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG.


Game on: Eliza Hakes and Ruth Griffin (both Gowling WLG) with athletes Ama Agbeze (netball), Kofi Josephs (basketball) and Abazz Shayaam-Smith (triple jump)


Legal firm to sponsor Games


Gowling WLG have been named as the first official sponsors and exclusive legal advisers to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. As an official supporter of Birmingham 2022,


lawyers and staff from across Gowling WLG's 18 offices will spend the next three years supporting the 2022 Games. As official legal advisers the firm will be advising on a range of services, including corporate governance, procurement and general commercial matters, brand protection, disputes and risk management. They will be working alongside Birmingham


2022’s chief legal officer, Caroline McGrory, and her team, over the next three years.


David Fennell, chief executive at Gowling


WLG, said: “We're committed to playing our part in making Birmingham 2022 a huge success for Birmingham, the UK and internationally, making the most of every opportunity for our clients, communities and people to get involved.” Ian Reid, chief executive officer for Birmingham 2022, said: “We are completely confident in Gowling WLG’s ability to provide us with the professional legal support we require and we are already working very closely with them, as we continue our preparations for delivering the biggest event that the West Midlands has ever staged.”


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