Head of Risk Solutions Client Engagement

• Apr 2023 - Present

Taking broker data, trading venue datasets and unique trades and orders to create solutions for financial regulatory standards including Basel 3, FRTB, IFRS 13, Prudent Valuation and MAR. Taking broker data, trading venue datasets and unique trades and orders to create solutions for financial regulatory standards including Basel 3, FRTB, IFRS 13, Prudent Valuation and MAR.

Commercial Data Director

• Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

Fenics is the market data arm of the BGC group, a conglomeration of 20+ Inter-Dealer Brokerages (IDBs). Traditionally IDB data is used by trading functions, valuation and risk functions within the financial community as an independent source of data.My role is a hybrid sales and product specialist, within the product strategy team, with the remit to create, develop and build a Regulatory Solutions business. This entailed transitioning the business to a Data as a Service (DaaS) model.The new customer base focussed on risk, valuation surveillance and compliance departments in both sell-side and buy-side institutions as well as vendors and other financial data companies.I have recently been investigating how an IDB can get involved in broking digital assets and crypto, potentially creating benchmark indices and data products for the industry. Show less

Indpendent Consultant

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

Independent Consultant

• May 2018 - Dec 2018

Investigation of possibility of outsourcing the IPV function. Investigation of possibility of outsourcing the IPV function.

Full-time parent/Ad-hoc consultancy work

• May 2016 - Apr 2018

Full-time parent Ad-hoc consultancy work for IHS Markit and several start-ups: Action.AI (artificial intelligence), The Conscious Trolley (social enterprise in Cyprus) and Global Warriors (management training company). Full-time parent Ad-hoc consultancy work for IHS Markit and several start-ups: Action.AI (artificial intelligence), The Conscious Trolley (social enterprise in Cyprus) and Global Warriors (management training company).

Product Head TOTEM

• Dec 2000 - Apr 2016

Global head of Totem, an entrepreneurial business unit within Markit Group. The Totem service provides major investment banks and trading houses with high quality, independent consensus based pricing data for OTC derivatives for use in their independent price verification (IPV) and risk management processes. General business management: • team of direct reports - 24 analysts based in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney; • oversight of the IT development and QA teams - 16 people based in London and New Delhi; • ‘Subject Matter Expert’ advising analysts on data cleaning methodology and processes; • responsible for pay and bonus calculations and communication. Direct client contact: • liaising and managing relationships with senior product controllers and valuation group heads within the investment banks; • frequent meetings with traders and front office personnel; • main point of contact for Markit Group in relationships with ‘big 4’ auditors and major regulators globally. Responsibility for strategic aspects: • expansion of the business including product development and enhancement; • client retention strategies; • defensive measures such as implementation of industry accreditations SSAE 16/ISAE 3402. Show less

Equity/Interest Rate derivatives product controller

• Oct 1997 - Dec 2000

Responsibilities included: • production of daily trading P&L; • reconciliation of front office and back office P&L; • resolution of P&L disputes. Responsibilities included: • production of daily trading P&L; • reconciliation of front office and back office P&L; • resolution of P&L disputes.

Senior Audit Manager

• Sep 1994 - Oct 1997

Audit senior within the Audit and Business Assurance unit: • management of audits at diverse range of clients such as insurance companies, colleges of higher education, technology companies, solicitors and charities; • advising clients on improvements to processes and controls; • maximising chargeable time by proof reading accounts and disclosures. Audit senior within the Audit and Business Assurance unit: • management of audits at diverse range of clients such as insurance companies, colleges of higher education, technology companies, solicitors and charities; • advising clients on improvements to processes and controls; • maximising chargeable time by proof reading accounts and disclosures.