Alderman Bronek Masojada has been elected to serve as the 698th Lord Mayor of the City of London. He will succeed Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley DBE, and take office at the Silent Ceremony at Guildhall on 13 November.
The annual Lord Mayor’s Show will take place the following day and will be his first public engagement in office.
Bronek spent 28 years at insurance giant Hiscox, including 21 years as Group Chief Executive, helping transform it into a leading global specialist insurer.
He has held senior roles across the insurance market and is Chair of the East End Community Foundation, supporting work to improve life chances and employment prospects across East London.
During his mayoralty, Bronek will act as an international ambassador for the UK’s financial and professional services sector, championing its contribution to prosperity at home and abroad.
His programme will continue the work of successive Lord Mayors in connecting talent and capital with opportunity. It will explore how the UK can bring together investment, trusted institutions, talented people and international relationships to help businesses grow, support emerging industries and create opportunities across the country.
At a time of global uncertainty, the Mayoralty will also make the case for the UK’s enduring strengths and its role as a trusted partner that connects markets, nations, and ideas.
Working with government, business, local leaders and international partners, Lord Mayor Elect Bronek Masojada will use the Mayoralty’s relationships and convening power to build partnerships and turn ideas into action.
Lord Mayor Elect Alderman Bronek Masojada, said:
“It is a profound honour to be elected as Lord Mayor of the City of London.
“I will showcase the many British opportunities, persuade British and international capital to invest in those opportunities, and champion talent, both, local and global.
“Talent is a bedrock on which everything sits. If you have the talent, they will spot the opportunities and attract that capital.”
Bronek has served as Alderman for the Ward of Billingsgate since 2019 and was Sheriff of the City of London in 2023/24.
The City of London powers the UK economy, supporting 676,000 Square Mile workers and 24,000 businesses, generating £109 billion in output, and £1.3 billion in business rates, and a major share of the financial and professional services sector’s £110 billion annual tax revenue. The industry supports 2.5 million jobs – two thirds of them outside London.