Sir John Banham is a British business leader. He is currently chairman of Whitbread, a major brewer.
He was the first Controller of the Audit Commission form 1983 to 1987, then was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry from 1987 to 1992. In 1992 he became chair of the Local Government Commission that led to a large-scale local government reform in England. He was knighted in 1992.
