Experience

Scala Developer

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Governance Executive and Consultant

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Head of Secretariat

• London, United Kingdom

• Coats Group plc - FTSE 250 company

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2018

  Heading up a FTSE 250 team of company secretaries who operate globally at PLC and subsidiary levels ensuring the maintenance of governance and compliance with laws and regulations worldwide. Leading global governance projects. Writing corporate governance sections of report and accounts. Undertook Board and committee evaluations. Rolled out global subsidiary director training programme. Ensured best practice on corporate governance was followed. Heading up a FTSE 250 team of company secretaries who operate globally at PLC and subsidiary levels ensuring the maintenance of governance and compliance with laws and regulations worldwide. Leading global governance projects. Writing corporate governance sections of report and accounts. Undertook Board and committee evaluations. Rolled out global subsidiary director training programme. Ensured best practice on corporate governance was followed.



Self Employed Consultant

• London, United Kingdom

• Director, Governance Executive and Consultant

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Provision of governance services. Clients included: State Street Global UK - Company Secretary of UK entities and Executive Committee B&CE - Group Company Secretary an exciting company with £2 billion AUM currently encountering dramatic growth due to the massive take up of its financial products in the market taking the enterprise into a new and interesting growth phase. . Just Retirement Group plc- Deputy Company Secretary FTSE 250 re-engineering their financial offering and working with newly created financial services division and seeking M&A opportunities. Visa Europe - Company Secretary prior to their take over by VISA Inc, secretary to VISA Europe Board and its committees , dealing with VISA UK Limited Board comprising of major UK banking entities and VISA's European branches. Post Office - Deputy Company Secretary provided company secretarial service to their expanding financial services arm. Show less



Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • 2010 - 2014

  Worked in multidisciplinary teams across business lines and support departments on UK, EMEA and global projects including global entity governance working groups. Managed team of 5 to succeed and deliver on Board support and projects. Active participant in key global enterprise initiatives, including company restructures, capital transactions and legal entity eliminations. Managed projects in complex jurisdictions, reviewed detailed documentation and liaised with business and support partners and other enterprise stakeholders in order to complete the projects to timetable. Appointed a non-executive director of subsidiary companies Managed and mentored staff based in UK and overseas. Attended and minuted meetings, administering both FCA/PRA regulated and unregulated companies, communicated, influenced and established working relationships with all levels in the business. Show less



BARONSMEAD VCT 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 PLCs

• London, United Kingdom

• Company Secretary

  • 2008 - 2010

  Company Secretary of Baronsmead VCT 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 PLCs - part of Livingbridge Private Equity Company Secretary of Baronsmead VCT 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 PLCs - part of Livingbridge Private Equity



Ansbacher

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Company Secretary

  • 1999 - 2008

  An international private banking and UHNW wealth manager, comprising of onshore and offshore wealth/asset management, banking and fiduciary operations in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Caribbean and Asia. Responsible for the provision of a commercially orientated secretarial service to the Holding Company Board, Audit and Remuneration Committees, the Bank Board (a UK regulated entity) and other Group committees and companies. Provided advice to executive and non-executive directors. Member of Bank Risk Committee and appointed Director of subsidiary companies. Provided reports to the FSA. Liaised with external advisers and with regulatory bodies worldwide. Managed the Group's global professional indemnity/ directors and officers and general insurances. Show less