John Barradell

John Bernard Barradell OBE (born 20 August 1960), served as Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the Corporation of London (2012–23).

Barradell pursued a career in the information and communication technology sector, playing a variety of marketing management roles for such companies as Unisys and Hewlett Packard.

Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove Council 2009-12, he became in 2012 Town Clerk of London, succeeding Chris Duffield.

[3] He chairs the National Emergencies Trust[4] and since 2016, he chairs the Sir Simon Milton Foundation, a charitable organisation set up to promote the vision of society developed by the Conservative politician Sir Simon Milton, Leader of Westminster City Council from 2000 to 2008.

[5] Ian Thomas CBE succeeded as 51st Town Clerk of London in February 2023, after the ten-year tenure of John Barradell ended on 31 December 2022.