Louis Taylor is CEO of the British Business Bank. Louis has a breadth of experience working within public and private sectors in the UK and abroad. He has held a range of senior roles in business and finance, including as Chief Executive of UK Export Finance (UKEF), and a private sector career in Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan and several industrial companies. Louis is a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the charity, Sightsavers (which prevents sight loss and avoidable blindness, fights disease and promotes equal opportunity for the disabled). In January 2025, he was awarded a CBE for services to business and trade.