Sir Peter Kenneth Estlin, (born July 1961) was the 691st

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. He is an alderman of the

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where he represents the

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. Having served as a

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of the

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for 2016–17, he was elected as the Lord Mayor of London on 1 October 2018 and took office at the Silent Ceremony on 9 November 2018. His mayoral theme was Shaping Tomorrow's City Today, promoting the sheer scale of innovation taking place in the UK, alongside championing digital skills, particularly to create a more inclusive society. Sir Peter is an independent non-executive director of Rothschild & Co and chair of FutureDotNow. He was educated at

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and the

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. He became chartered accountant and partner with

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in 1993. He was

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for Salomon Brothers Asia, and then for Citi's Investment and Corporate Banking divisions in New York and London. He joined

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bank in 2008 and was appointed Acting Group

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in August 2013. Estlin has publicly advocated for the

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. Sir Peter was appointed Knight of the

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in 2018, and

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in the

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for services to international business, inclusion and skills.

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