Business leaders' letter to the Times in full

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197 UK business leaders have signed a letter backing Britain to remain a member of the EU.

Here is the letter to the Times newspaper in full:

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  • Nicholas Judd, Founder & Head of Investment, 90 North Real Estate Partners LLP

  • Matt McLaren, Executive Director, Access Ambition Consultancy Services Ltd

  • Tony Fernandes, GCEO, AirAsia and Founder, Tune Group

  • Paul Kahn, President, Airbus Group UK

  • Jacqueline Gold CBE, CEO, Ann Summers

  • Andy Clarke, Chief Executive, Asda

  • Pascal Soriot, CEO, AstraZeneca

  • Sir Adrian Montague CBE, Chairman, Aviva

  • Paul Evans, Group CEO, AXA UK & Ireland

  • Peter Rogers, CEO, Babcock International

  • Sir Roger Carr, Chairman, BAE Systems

  • Saghir Munir, Partner/Director, Baker & Coleman Solicitors Ltd

  • Richard John Carter, Managing Director, BASF plc

  • Ian Baxter, Chairman, Baxter Freight Limited

  • Una Driscoll, Managing Director, Belt up Kidz Ltd

  • Helen Gibbons, Director, Bizlang Limited

  • Dr Ian Robertson, Board Member, BMW AG

  • Helena Boas, Co-Founder, Bodas

  • Bob Dudley, CEO, BP plc

  • Chris Grigg, CEO, British Land

  • Sir Alan Parker, Chairman, Brunswick Group

  • Gavin Patterson, CEO, BT Group plc

  • Sir Mike Rake, Chairman, BT Group plc

  • Christopher Bailey MBE, CEO, Burberry Group plc

  • Sir John Peace, Chairman, Burberry Group plc and Standard Chartered

  • George Iacobescu CBE, Chairman and CEO, Canary Wharf Group

  • Philip Green, Chairman, Carillion

  • Alex Mitchell, Director, Causarma Limited

  • Iain C. Conn, CEO, Centrica

  • Sarah Golding, CEO and Partner, CHI & Partners

  • Christopher Satterthwaite, Chief Executive, Chime Communications Group

  • Laurent Lacassagne, Chairman and CEO, Chivas Brothers

  • Phil Smith, Chief Executive UK and Ireland, Cisco

  • Sonny Leong, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Service College Ltd

  • Stephen Clarke, Partner/Director, CJCH Ltd

  • Ian Breminer, Managing Director, Complete Coffee Ltd

  • Professor Geeta Nargund, Founder and CEO, CREATE Health Limited

  • Tidjane Thiam, CEO, Credit Suisse

  • Cathy Owens, Director, Deryn Consulting Limited

  • Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo

  • Peter Callahan, Director, Diamond Dispersions Ltd

  • Seb James, CEO, Dixons Carphone

  • Martha Lane Fox CBE, Founder, Doteveryone and co-founder, Lucky Voice and Lastminute.com

  • Tim Gentles, Chief Executive Officer, Drill Board Worldwide Limited

  • Dame Carolyn McCall, CEO, EasyJet

  • Lindsley Ruth, CEO, Electrocomponents plc

  • Liz Weatherill, Managing Director, Enable2 C.I.C

  • Amjad Bseisu, Chief Executive, EnQuest plc

  • Damien Croft, Director, Esplora Limited

  • Charlie Shaw, Managing Director, Esteiro Business Solutions Limited

  • Adam Shuter, Managing Director, Exact Logistics Limited

  • Roland Rudd, Chairman, Finsbury

  • James Farley, Executive Vice President and President, Europe, Ford

  • Nacho Morais, Director, Frank Consulting Ltd

  • Michael Keegan, Executive Director EMEIA Region, Fujitsu

  • Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick Airport Ltd

  • Mark Elborne, UK CEO, General Electric

  • Nigel Stein, Chief Executive, GKN

  • Hazel Pegg, Director, Glastonbury Online Ltd

  • Richard Gnodde, Co-CEO, Goldman Sachs International

  • Michael Sherwood, Co-CEO, Goldman Sachs International

  • Tom Gosnell, Managing Director, Gosnells Beverages Ltd

  • Juliette Polge de Combret, Director, Green Rendez-Vous Ltd

  • Sir Andrew Witty, CEO, GSK

  • Jenny Halpern Prince, CEO, Halpern

  • David Atkins, Chief Executive, Hammerson plc

  • John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Heathrow

  • Allen Hogan, Managing Director, Hogan's Cider Ltd

  • Ashley Govier, Managing Director, Hotel Services Group Ltd

  • Stuart Gulliver, CEO, HSBC

  • Douglas Flint CBE, Chairman, HSBC

  • Mark Hutchinson, Managing Director, Hutchinson Aerotech

  • Christian Salbaing, Deputy Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa

  • Julian Smith, Director, I Am Enterprises Ltd

  • David Stokes, CEO, IBM

  • Dan Hydes, Managing Director, Ignite Data Ltd

  • Ralf Speth KBE, CEO, Jaguar Land Rover

  • Mahmood Faiz, Director, James William Estate Agents

  • Jane Field, Owner/Founder, Jonny’s Sister

  • Katharine Pooley, Chief Executive and Owner, Katharine Pooley Interior Design

  • Kelly Hoppen MBE, Director, Kelly Hoppen Interiors

  • Martin Dare-Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, Ketonex Ltd

  • Veronique Laury, CEO, Kingfisher plc

  • Neil Clifford, Chief Executive, Kurt Geiger

  • Ian Walker, Director, LaundryRepublic Ltd

  • Sir Julian Horn-Smith, Advisory Board Member, LetterOne Technology

  • John Nelson, Chairman, Lloyd’s of London

  • Christopher Parker, Managing Director, London and Scottish International Ltd

  • Xavier Rolet KBE, CEO, London Stock Exchange

  • Debbie Wosskow, Chief Executive Officer, Love Home Swap Ltd

  • Tim Allen, Managing Director, M J Allen Group Ltd

  • Jess Burley, Global CEO, M/Six

  • Mark Reynolds, Chief Executive, Mace Group

  • Charlie Cornish, Chief Executive, Manchester Airports Group

  • Martin Lamb, Director, Maple Consulting Ltd

  • Christopher Peer, Managing Director, Maritime House Limited

  • Rick Haythornthwaite, Chairman, Mastercard

  • Ron Dennis CBE, Chairman and CEO, McLaren Technology Group

  • Clare Hornby, Founder and Creative Director, ME+EM

  • Sir Nigel Rudd, Chairman, Meggitt

  • Doug Dooley, Managing Director, MICC & TRM Ltd

  • Byron Dixon, Chief Executive Officer, Micro-Fresh International

  • Kanya King MBE, CEO and Founder, MOBO Organisations Ltd

  • Rana Harvey, Managing Director, Monster Group (UK) Ltd

  • Fraser Smeaton, Chief Executive, Morphsuits

  • Alan Parker CBE, Chairman, Mothercare

  • Dean Finch, CEO, National Express Group

  • Mary Nelson, Director, Nelson Browne Management Ltd

  • Sam Laidlaw, Chairman, Neptune Oil and Gas

  • Miisa Mink, Chairperson, Nordic Bakery Limited

  • Andrew Mitchell, Chief Executive, North East Finance Ltd

  • Geeta Sidhu-Robb, CEO and Founder, Nosh Detox

  • Tim Steiner, CEO, Ocado Group

  • Stuart Rose, Chairman, Ocado Group

  • Christina Richardson, CMO, Openr

  • Charlie Thuillier, Managing Director, Oppo Brothers Limited

  • Pia Marocco, Managing Director, Osborne & Partners

  • Luke Brynley-Jones, Managing Director, Our Social Times Ltd

  • Paul Simpson, Director, Paul Simpson Ltd

  • John Fallon, CEO, Pearson

  • Ayman Asfari, CEO, Petrofac

  • Graham Spencer, Executive Director, Plants for Europe Ltd

  • Scott Rowland, Chief Executive Officer, Precept (UK) Ltd

  • Mike Wells, Group Chief Executive, Prudential plc

  • Steve Wadey, CEO, QinetiQ

  • Mary Quicke, Managing Director, Quickes Traditional Ltd

  • Raman Sehgal, Director, Ramarketing & PR Ltd

  • Sir Peter Rigby, CEO & Chairman, Rigby Group PLC

  • Jan du Plessis, Chairman, Rio Tinto Group

  • Warren East CBE, CEO, Rolls Royce

  • Ben Van Beurden, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell

  • Stephen Hester, CEO, RSA Insurance

  • Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive, Ryanair

  • Alan Clark, CEO, SABMiller

  • Alison Edgar, Managing Director, Sales Coaching Solutions Ltd

  • Nathan Bostock, CEO, Santander UK

  • Shriti Vadera, Chair, Santander UK

  • Caroline Cole, Director, Savoir Faire Accounting Ltd

  • Tori Chilcott, Co-Founder, Scoota

  • Rupert Soames OBE, CEO, SERCO

  • Juergen Maier, UK CEO, Siemens

  • Mark Lyndon, Director, Signature Marketing Limited

  • Simon Barrow, Director, Simon Barrow Associates

  • Melanie Goldsmith, Director, Smith & Sinclair Ltd

  • Jonathan Grubin, CEO, SoPost Ltd

  • Doug Squires, Director, Squires Gear and Engineering Limited

  • Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered

  • Ian Barnett, Director, Surfanic International Ltd

  • Dr Heather McGregor CBE, CEO, Taylor Bennett

  • Ronan Dunne, Chief Executive, Telefonica O2 UK

  • Sara Bell, CEO, Tempus Energy

  • Billy Walker, Managing Director, The Benriach Distillery Company Ltd

  • Daniel Williams, Managing Director, The Bottle Shop (Penarth) Ltd

  • Jay Risbridger, Director, The Green Stationery Company Ltd

  • Sally Greene OBE, Chief Executive, The Old Vic

  • Margo Marrone, Co-Founder, The Organic Pharmacy

  • Rory Curnock Cook, Director, The Profs Tuition Ltd

  • Lady Ruth Rogers MBE, Owner, The River Café

  • Niamh Barker, Managing Director, The Travelwrap Company Ltd

  • John Harries, Proprietor, Three Horseshoes Inn

  • Stephen Weil, Managing Director, TI Partners

  • Bernardo Ivo Cruz, Global Managing Partner, True Bridge Consultancy

  • Peter Long, Supervisory Board Member & former Chief Executive, TUI Travel

  • Olivier Dochez, Chief Executive Officer, Two Guys From Brussels

  • Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever

  • Lucian Grainge CBE, Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group

  • Kate Unsworth, Founder and CEO, Vinaya

  • Peter Berry, Managing Partner, VIP Labels

  • Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive, Virgin Media

  • Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO, Virgin Money

  • Ian Taylor, CEO and President, Vitol

  • Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone

  • Sir Peter Kendall, Director, W J Kendall Contracting Limited

  • Kasim Ali, Director, Waterloo Tea Limited

  • Keith Cochrane, Chief Executive, Weir Group

  • Sir Terence Matthews, Chairman, Wesley Clover

  • Karren Brady, Vice-Chairman, West Ham FC

  • Dr Uwe Kruger, Chief Executive, WS Atkins

  • Rich Clothier, Managing Director, Wyke Farms

  • These individuals have stated they are signing in a personal capacity:

  • Greg Hodkinson, Chairman, Arup

  • Andrew Mackenzie, CEO, BHP Billiton

  • Paul Walsh, CEO, Compass Group

  • Kathryn Parsons, Co-Founder and CEO, Decoded

  • Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat

  • Richard Reed, Co-Founder, Innocent Drinks and Jam Jar Investments

  • Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman of ERS Ltd, Lloyds of London

  • Marc Bolland, CEO, Marks and Spencer

  • Karen Blackett OBE, Chairwoman, MediaCom

  • Steve Holliday, CEO, National Grid

  • Gail Rebuck DBE, Chairman, Random House UK

  • Graham Chipchase, Chief Executive, Rexam

  • Dido Harding, Chief Executive, TalkTalk

  • Lloyd Dorfman, President, Travelex

  • Rakesh Sharma, Chief Executive, Ultra Electronics Holding

  • Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance

  • Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP