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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 1 28/10/2016 08:05 N0.02 NO. SIR JONATHAN IVE Apple’s aesthetic visionary

As Chief Design Officer for 01 the tech giant, Jony Ive is the gentleman responsible for the look, feel and user interface of each and every Apple product that goes into production. Ive has been with the brand for a decade, and has led his team through Apple’s most instrumental time. In 2013 he was knighted for services to design and enterprise – long may his success continue.

N0.03 WARREN GATLAND OBE A Kiwi returns home as a Lion

The former New Zealand rugby player and current coach of Wales is due for his busiest year yet. Proud Kiwi Gatland now has the task of leading the Lions on their tour of New Zealand next year. If anyone can outwit the All Blacks on their own soil, it’s Gatland; in 2013 in Australia, he led the Lions to a 2-1 series victory.

SADIQ KHAN Capital kingpin

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NAMED THE IN 2016, beat the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith to become 04 the third Mayor of London, and the first muslim to hold the office. Replacing , Sadiq had big shoes to fill, but after receiving nearly 300,000 more votes than his predecessor he has proven himself to be up to the challenge. Although he has only been in office for five months, he has already dealt with Brexit, the arrival of the night tube, THOMAS HEATHERWICK and come out of a bitter Labour leadership battle (in which Reinvention on the river he campaigned against the winner) more popular than ever. With his party predicted to suffer major national loses One of Britain’s most significant in the next election, he is one of the leading lights of the left. designers, 46-year-old Thomas Sadiq has many major battles left to fight, from protecting Heatherwick has an unrivalled London’s status as the financial capital in a post-Brexit world skill for creating new British to completing unpopular projects like the . icons. He helped redesign the But perhaps Sadiq’s greatest challenge will be delivering Routemaster bus, designed the on his pledge to wrestle greater mayoral powers away from a 2012 Olympic Cauldron, and is resurgent Conservative central government, who look set to now grappling with the funding grow in popularity. Taking over in one of the capital’s most issues surrounding the ‘Garden challenging periods promises to make his reign one of the Bridge’ – a highly anticipated most important in the history of the office. structure set to span the Thames.

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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 2 28/10/2016 08:05 HUGH GROSVENOR Benevolent billionaire

NO. WHEN HIS FATHER, GERALD GROSVENOR, sadly passed away in August, 25-year-old Hugh Grosvenor became the 7th Duke of Westminster – and made headlines around 05 the world. Worth an estimated $13 billion, the British aristocrat is now the world’s wealthiest youngest person aged under 30. Yet despite inheriting the family’s massive global-realty business, he has showed his philanthropic side by funding long-term projects in Stockholm, Washington DC and the Suzhou riverbank in China, The Duke also works for Bio-bean, a company that has researched and tested the process of recycling waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels, biomass pellets and biodiesel. Using the waste of hundreds of coffee shops, restaurants and office blocks, the business aims to replace conventional fuels and chemicals with their own organically produced, recycled fare. Meanwhile, The Westminster Foundation has long been the charitable arm of the Grosvenor Estate, awarding over £40 million in grants. And, with Hugh Grosvenor now in charge, the list of 1,500 charitable organisations already supported looks set to grow further.

N0.06 N0.08 N0.10 FRANK STEPHENSON CHRISTOPHER BAILEY DYLAN HARTLEY Motor maestro A passion for fashion Exceptional egg-chaser

Stephenson has been director Over the last 15 years, Bailey has The most highly-capped hooker in of design for brands such as taken Burberry from strength to English rugby history, the 30-year- Ford, Mini, Maserati, Ferrari, strength as CEO. 2017 he’ll be old captained the team who Fiat, Alfa Romeo and for the named President of the brand, a achieved the country’s first ever past eight years, McLaren position that will only elevate his away Series win against Australia Automotive. Influential? Just a bit. status further. this June.

N0.07 N0.09 N0.11 BILL SWEENEY JON LANSMAN SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK The power behind Team GB Revolutionary socialist Peculiar pundit

The Comeback King As CEO of the British Olympic Lansman founded Momentum, The Slovenian cultural critic Bill Sweeney Association, Sweeney has used the Labour pressure group that has offered opinions this year masterminded the his experience with brands from seeks to bring young left-wingers on everyone from Trump to the rebirth of both the Mini Puma to Adidas to raise our into the party fold. Jeremy Corbyn Kardashians, his quirky style and Hatch and Fiat 500 – two of the best-selling small Olympic profile. After Rio, you’d has him to thank for his recent wry assimilation of both high and cars of the century have to say he’s doing a grand job. retention of the party leadership . low culture always in evidence.

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N0.12 N0.14 SIR CHRISTOPHER GEIDT IQBAL WAHHAB OBE Civil servant supreme Foodie philanthropist

Since 2007, Sir Christopher Geidt The Bangladeshi-born founder has been the Private Secretary of The Cinnamon Club and Roast to Queen Elizabeth II. Together restaurant has got seriously with the Cabinet Secretary and community-minded this year, Prime Minister’s principal private chairing the Bounce Back project secretary, Geidt forms one apex for ex-offenders, bringing to light of the ‘golden triangle’ of senior the plight and poverty of many British officials. This year, he British Muslims, and urging became the new Chairman of the government to view food as King’s College London Council. a creative industry.

N0.13 N0.15 SIR MARTIN SORELL SIR BEN AINSLIE MATHEW FREUD The ad man’s ad man Yachting pioneer Public image limited

Indisputably one of the most Despite not being at Rio 2016, Matthew is the great grandson universally respected names this could still be a momentous of Sigmund Freud, and as in the world of advertising. Sir year for the decorated sailor. the founder and head of Martin Sorrell’s WPP is one of the This November, the sailor is set communications of Freuds PR ‘Big Four’ in the global advertising to take part in the final leg of the agency he has become the most industry. WPP is valued at £5 America’s Cup – an event which, influential PR professional in the billion on the UK stockmarket, if won, will mark Britain’s first UK. His work with some of the with billings estimated to be victory in 165 years. biggest brands has made him at £37 billion and revenues of the all important link in the UK £7.5 billion. ANTHONY JOSHUA MBE between brands and media. Boxing clever N0.18 Having held the IBF heavyweight DEMIS HASSABIS title since 2016, Watford-born AI innovator extraordinaire Joshua is at the peak of his powers. Since winning Gold at the This former child chess prodigy’s 2012 Olympics for Great Britain, company DeepMind Technologies Joshua has climbed further and is dedicated to realising true further up the ranks every year. artificial intelligence, and Still boasting a 100% knockout this year, Hassabis’ program ratio, Joshua is now rated the AlphaGo – a computer built to sixth best boxer in the world. play the Chinese board game ‘Go’ – became the first to beat a professional human player.

N0.19 RICHARD SCUDAMORE NO. A league of his own

Premier League chairman Scudamore is the man behind 16 the Premier League’s $8.3 billion global and national three-year TV deal (which began earlier this summer) and has been instrumental during the rebrand of the organisation.

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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 4 28/10/2016 08:05 N0.24 NICK JONES Head of the House holdings NO.

The members’ club owner 20 is expanding his Soho brand across the globe. San Paolo and Rio de Janeiro are being eyed as locations for the first South N0.22 American Soho House and, with TINIE TEMPAH new venues opening in Barcelona, Urban innovator and Amsterdam, the entrepreneur’s influence is soon Gentleman’s Journal cover star set to cover more than the capital. Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, aka Tinie Tempah, has been N0.25 making waves in music for a TONY HALL CBE decade, and he may now change Beeb bigwig the face of the British music CHRISTOPHER NOLAN industry through Disturbing The 16th Director-General of $ Box office big-hitter London Records, a label, the BBC has been been at the management company and helm during one of the most Christopher Nolan’s writing and fashion brand – and 2017 looks difficult periods in the company’s directing has stretched from set to be his biggest year yet. existence. This year, he made low-budget indies to some of essential leadership changes to the biggest blockbusters of the reflect changes happening in the century, making him one of the UK economy, and he’ll have more highest grossing directors in big decisions to make in 2017. history. Nolan is the most in- demand director in the world, and N0.26 NO. the sociological and philosophical PHILIP JOHN MAY roots of his movies makes him Premier partner one of the most unique, too. 23 Style icon; Prime Minister’s N0.21 husband; investment manager. EDWARD LANE FOX Philip May wears many hats, but Harry’s sidekick-in-chief his role as confidant and supporter of our second ever female PM A former Army officer, Lane Fox is is now his best known. He’s the first and only man to hold the successful in his own right, but title of Private Secretary to Prince Britain’s First Husband has taken Harry. But it’s no nominal title to his new role with the same – this year alone, Lane Fox has panache as Samantha Cameron. helped the throne’s fifth in line RICHARD CARING arrange royal visits to Nepal and Rag trade king to restaurateur N0.27 the Battle of Somme centenary as well as promoting the Invictus Famous for once supplying over Siblings Games – no mean feat. 70% of the clothing sold on the British high street, in recent years The Reuben brothers have been Caring has become a major player expanding their real estate in the world of restaurants and empire for decades now, and private members’ bars. With major this year, they were named holdings in Soho House, Annabel’s, Britain’s wealthiest people by The $2.1 billion and high street restaurants such Sunday Times, after being valued The amount of money, as Cote and Carluccio’s, Caring as having a combined fortune adjusted for inflation, has rapidly built up a hospitality of £13.1bn. With an extensive that Christopher Nolan’s empire. His ruthless approach has, portfolio investments in real films have made – from 1998’s Following to however, led to the nickname ‘the estate, private equity and venture 2014’s Interstellar. Lex Luthor of Mayfair’. capital, that figure is surely rising.

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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 5 28/10/2016 08:05 NICK TIMOTHY NO. Mrs May’s main man

AS THERESA MAY’S MOST TRUSTED ADVISOR, Nick Timothy is perhaps the most important 28 behind-the-scenes man in British politics, flipping on its head the age-old saying that ‘behind every great man there is a great woman’. Timothy has been a special advisor to the PM since her time in opposition and he stuck with her throughout her tenure in the Home Office. In that time he became well known as the man who was shaping helping to shape the future PM’s philosophy in government. He helped May to become one of the most longest serving Home Secretaries in recent years. A sign of the power he wields, it has been claimed that a blog post he wrote nine months before the decision accounted for the delay to Novel ideas the Hinkley Point Nuclear power plant plans. Timothy’s favourite book is Graham He was shunned from the inner fold after a Greene’s Brighton furious email row with David Cameron’s clique, Rock, set against a but after being made the Joint Downing Street backdrop of ruthless Chief of Staff when May took office, he returned score-settling. The PM’s advisor is now charged to the right hand side of the most powerful with moving British person in Britain. We also note with approval politics on from its own that he sports one of Westminster’s best beards. bout of bloodletting.

N0.30 N0.32 JAMAL EDWARDS MBE ANDREW STRAUSS Digital prodigy Playing with a straight bat

At 26, Jamal Edwards already has As Director of England Cricket, a decade of business experience Andrew Strauss is shaping – and a wealth of new ideas. After the sport off the field as well founding online urban channel as he did on it. From shaking SB.TV when he was 15, Edwards’ up the way English teams are NO. brainchild has gone on to become picked to blocking Yorkshire’s one of the most innovative digital Jonny Bairstow from playing lifestyle platforms. county cricket before October’s Bangladesh tour, Strauss still 29 N0.31 makes plenty of bold strokes. MATTHEW BARZUN The President’s man N0.33 SHEIKH MANSOUR MARK CARNEY City slicker The man who helped President Post-Brexit banker Obama get elected is now serving Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the as US Ambassador to the United The Bank of England Governor United Arab Emirates, but better known on Kingdom, where he’s been posted was left facing a crisis after the these shores as the owner of Manchester City since 2013. Barzun has used his Brexit vote. But he has nurtured F.C. He may not spend the majority of his time position to sit on the board of the first signs of recovery from the here, but his influence with companies from countless non-profit, public policy initial fall-out. We’re not out of Sky News to FIFA make him one of the most charities and remains one of the the woods yet, but we’d bank on prominent figures in 21st century Britain. President’s most trusted advisors. Carney to deliver.

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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 6 28/10/2016 08:05 N0.35 comes to the clashes between SIR JACK PETCHEY technology and politics. His work Investment veteran at Demos’ Centre for the Analysis of Social Media has made him Now in his tenth decade, Sir Jack one of the few people who really Petchey remains one of the most understands the true influence of influential and philanthropic men the internet on the modern era. in the capital. Born into a poor working class family in the East N0.39 End in 1925, Petchey has amassed JOHN GRANT a fortune through investment Movie power broker over the years, and now uses this money to fund youth projects – The agent to the stars, John Grant giving £100 million+ to the cause. is one of the named directors at the world-renowned Conway N0.36 Van Gelder Grant agency. His CHRISTIAN HORNER agency has been responsible for F1 mould-breaker exporting the cream of British acting into Hollywood, including The Team Principal of the Red Benedict Cumberbatch. Bull Racing Formula One team, Christian Horner has had some N0.40 tough calls to make this season. CHRIS CORBIN & JEREMY KING But, by closely managing drivers Eminent eateries Daniel Ricciardo and Max NO. Verstappen, Horner has shaken Partners in business for over 35 podium perennials Mercedes years, Corbin and King have a and brought about winning portfolio of some of the most performances. fashionable restaurants London 34 has to offer. Including the N0.37 Wolseley, the Delaunay, Brasserie NICHOLAS COLERIDGE Zédel, and Fischer’s. The partners Literary aristocrat are literally defining the taste of DOMINIC CUMMINGS the capital’s diners. The architect of Brexit As a descendent of the romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ANDY MURRAY Nick Coleridge has continued Net gains IN 2016, FEW MEN CAN CLAIM to have been to carry the torch for his family as influential in British politics as Dominic name. As the president of Condé Not content with becoming the Cummings. As campaign director for the Vote Nast International, Nick has been the first British male in 77 years Leave bid, he was responsible for Britain’s one of Britain’s leading figures in to win Wimbledon, Murray won historic decision to leave the European Union. publishing and fashion. the title for the second time

When the campaign won with 52% of the NO. this summer, and his Gold vote, Cummings was singled out as having been N0.38 medal in Rio this year instrumental and the ‘mastermind’ behind JAMIE BARTLETT made him the first male the ultimately successful strategy. He was Web of influence 41 to successfully defend responsible for the changing the Brexiteers’ an Olympic singles title. campaign from the weak ‘Vote Leave, Get An author, journalist, and Change’ to ‘Vote Leave, Take Control’. the director of a think-tank, Likewise, he is said to have been responsible Jamie Bartlett is one of the for the ‘£350 million a week’ figure, for the most important voices in the panics about Turkey joining the EU, and even tech industry today. His book for attracting Boris Johnson to the campaign. on the Dark Web has made However, his influence has often been him a household name when it tempered by a characteristic ruthlessness. In fact, he split with Ian Duncan Smith while he was party leader after referring to him as ‘incompetent’. He went on to work with another notoriously slippery politician, Great Scot Michael Gove, despite Andy Coulson initially Now 29 years old, Murray blocking the appointment, not least of all turned pro in 2005. In 2016 alone, the 6’3” World because David Cameron personally described No. 2 has won 6 titles, and him as a ‘career psychopath’. But you’d rather scooped up $9,650,319 in have him on your side in any battle, right? prize money.

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172–179_MostInfluential.indd 7 28/10/2016 08:05 N0.42 N0.44 N0.46 N0.48 JAMES HARDING MARTIN CLARKE TIM KNOX GEORDIE GREIG Making headlines Hack of the net Free thinker Fourth estate agent

He was the youngest ever editor With 11.34m daily visitors the Before becoming the director of With a reputation as one of the of , but today Harding is MailOnline is a true behemoth of the think tank the Centre for Policy most resourceful and shrewd, yet the director of BBC News. Curating internet news, and as the editor Studies, Knox was responsible courteous, journalists around, The the news agenda for an worldwide Martin Clarke is a journalist with for publishing papers by every Mail on Sunday’s editor Geordie audience of over 250 million, and a genuinely vast readership. Under Conservative leader since Mrs Greig has been touted as ‘Britain’s with plans to double the number Clarke, MailOnline creates over Thatcher. Today, as the director best-connected man’ for over a of viewers before 2022, Harding 750 articles per day, and has of the CPS, he is responsible for decade. Following stints at The is one of the most important revolutionised sponsored articles promoting free market economic Daily Mail, Evening Standard and journalists on the planet. with a guarantee of 450,000 policies and has a huge sway over , Greig took up his page views at a cost of £65,000 Conservative policy wonks. current mantle in 2012 – and this N0.43 per article. year spearheaded the newspaper’s SIR NICHOLAS SEROTA N0.47 decision to go pro-Brexit. Gallery innovator N0.45 ROLAND RUDD PETER DUBENS Paternal PR man N0.49 Despite recently stepping down Hedging his bets IMRAN AMED from his position as the director Roland might have wanted to be Digital style guru of the Tate, Sir Nicholas Serota Famously media shy, Dubens PM as a child, but he has had to is still one of the most influential has let his entrepreneurship do settle for being the father of the Since starting his career as a men in the world of art. His tenure the talking. He has invested in current Home Secretary, Amber blogger on his sofa in 2007, Amed as the head of London’s biggest numerous companies including Rudd. As if that influence wasn’t has become one of the most art institution has seen the KX Gym and Tom’s Kitchen enough, he founded Finsbury influential voices in the world creation of the Tate Modern, and restaurants, but his day-to-day public relations, one of the largest of fashion thanks to his website he has become one of the highest job is as an investor in companies communications agencies on the The Business of Fashion. Now his paid public sector workers. Next through his hedge fund, Oakley planet, and was the treasurer for interviews with some of the most year he will become the new capital, which manages over the unsuccessful, ‘Stronger In’ recognisable names in the fashion director of Arts Council England. £750 million in assets. Remain campaign. industry are soaring in popularity.

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MAJOR TIM PEAKE 50 Universally renowned

IN A REMARKABLE FEAT of telecommuting, Astronaut Tim Peake managed to influence more key events in 2016 Rocket Man While in space, Peake than many people whose feet were actually on the planet. both set and smashed After taking to the stars last December, Peake spent 185 several world records. days aboard the International Space Station conducting Among them were: more than 250 experiments – including 30 on his own body. fastest marathon in Over 1.2 million followers stayed glued to the astronaut’s space, first off-world ‘God Save the Queen’ Twitter feed, and watched him perform the first ever and first to be named British space walk on 15th January. In April, Peake ran in the Queen’s birthday the 2016 London Marathon from a treadmill, and in June, honours from space he delivered a message directly to the Queen herself. Meanwhile, he also cropped up everywhere from children’s television to the BRIT Awards, during which he remotely presented Adele with her Global Success Award. Since returning to Earth, Peake has travelled around the world to educate people about space. With 3,000 orbits of the planet to his name, Peake’s enthusiasm and eagerness have endeared him to the whole nation. In fact, to demonstrate how good-humoured the spaceman is, while others chose Russian folk songs to playlist their launch, Peake chose Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ – a fitting choice for Britain’s supersonic man as he burned through the sky.

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