Yeah, this is used in the UK. I would say someone who's quite important, someone who's influential or like for example, he's a big shot in the world of cinema or finance or whatever.
And yet, now she is moving on to a new job, she realises that over the past five years, few of the biggest stories in American finance have required her to venture into downtown Manhattan.
He was a recognizable face around New York City – not just because of his metaphorical stature in the Finance World, but also because of his literal countenance.
He was a recognizable face around New York City — not just because of his metaphorical stature in the Finance World, but also because of his literal countenance.