Banks became co-head of Global Touring at CAA in 2024 after having spent 18 years establishing the company’s London office and developing its international business. The U.K.-based Banks represents a who’s who of top talent, including Katy Perry, Muse, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Florence + the Machine, Kylie Minogue and Green Day. She began her career working with CAA colleague Mike Greek at booking agency Wasted Talent, which was renamed Helter Skelter in the late 1990s. Banks chairs the board of trustees for Nordoff and Robbins and was named Woman of the Year in 2007 at the U.K.’s Woman of the Year Awards for the Music Industry.

How do you relax away from the job?

I love to indulge my passion for horses. I grew up with them, and then about 10 years ago I bought my first racehorse. I now own a few racehorses and am also breeding them.