Experience

ProFin Partners

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-Executive Advisor

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Providing advice to the CEO on the structure and operational processes within her business. Helping to create efficiencies with the adoption of new technologies. Providing advice to the CEO on the structure and operational processes within her business. Helping to create efficiencies with the adoption of new technologies.



Experienced Head of Financial Products

• Looking for Financial Services and NED Opportunities

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  I recently completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma as part of the Board Director Programme. My accreditation and details of this diploma can be found here: https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/4055c840-7104-4d16-a653-42ecc1bd4f35/public_url I recently completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma as part of the Board Director Programme. My accreditation and details of this diploma can be found here: https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/4055c840-7104-4d16-a653-42ecc1bd4f35/public_url



Self-Employed

• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developed Decision Tree Apps to Analyse Litigation Risk & Management Risks

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  Worked with a partner at a well known law firm to develop a decision tree model which allows lawyers to quantify the risks in pursuing a given case. When a client asks, for example, "how likely am I to win this case?", the lawyer can now put probabilities on that assessment rather than a vague "quite likely". Wrote an iOS app, LitRisk, to make the model more accessible and useable. Adapted this app for use by senior management to help analyse the risks inherent in complex business decisions. Worked with a partner at a well known law firm to develop a decision tree model which allows lawyers to quantify the risks in pursuing a given case. When a client asks, for example, "how likely am I to win this case?", the lawyer can now put probabilities on that assessment rather than a vague "quite likely". Wrote an iOS app, LitRisk, to make the model more accessible and useable. Adapted this app for use by senior management to help analyse the risks inherent in complex business decisions.



Investec

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Structured Products Trading

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2019

  Originally hired to bring structure and control and to stabilise and rebuild the Structured Equity Derivatives (SED) operation at Investec following issues with the regulators and various departures. Investec became the largest distributor of retail structured products in the UK. Directed the development of new trading and risk management systems which then allowed for the expansion of Investec’s capabilities into fund derivatives and QIS. This resulted in a rapid expansion into institutional sales, wealth and private banking. Show less



RBS

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

  Acted as the primary liaison between the Business in determining product requirements, the Quants on specific modelling issues and with Risk Management to produce new reporting capabilities. Acted as the primary liaison between the Business in determining product requirements, the Quants on specific modelling issues and with Risk Management to produce new reporting capabilities.



Santander UK

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Stock Derivatives

  • 2007 - 2008

  Hired to build a new stock trading team encompassing both single underlying flow products, correlation products and QIS. Liaising with the various support areas to produce a structured and controlled trading environment. Hired to build a new stock trading team encompassing both single underlying flow products, correlation products and QIS. Liaising with the various support areas to produce a structured and controlled trading environment.



Rabo Securities

• Netherlands
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Head of Equity and Fund Derivatives

  • 2005 - 2007

  Responsible for the business in London and Hong Kong and established a new business in New York. Transformed the control and structure of the group following a poor internal audit under my predecessor. Responsible for the business in London and Hong Kong and established a new business in New York. Transformed the control and structure of the group following a poor internal audit under my predecessor.



TD

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Trader Advanced Equity Products

  • 2000 - 2005

  One of three original team members responsible for building a new Equity Derivatives business. Grew the team from 3 to 14 members with the freedom to build the entirety of the business. Liaised with senior management, who had no prior experience, to ensure the successful build of a compliant and low risk department. One of three original team members responsible for building a new Equity Derivatives business. Grew the team from 3 to 14 members with the freedom to build the entirety of the business. Liaised with senior management, who had no prior experience, to ensure the successful build of a compliant and low risk department.



RBS

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trader Equity Derivatives Structured Products

  • 1999 - 2000

  Member of a team brought in from Chase Manhattan to develop an Equity Derivatives trading capability at NatWest. Key responsibilities in the development phase were in the creation of sound mathematical trading and risk management models in conjunction with the Systems and Quant teams. Also responsible for guiding, developing and testing the trading platforms that will be used. Member of a team brought in from Chase Manhattan to develop an Equity Derivatives trading capability at NatWest. Key responsibilities in the development phase were in the creation of sound mathematical trading and risk management models in conjunction with the Systems and Quant teams. Also responsible for guiding, developing and testing the trading platforms that will be used.



Chase

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trader Equity Derivatives Structured Products

  • 1995 - 1999

  Originally responsible for all of the model development for the nascent Equity Derivatives group together with risk management and P&L reporting tools. Key responsibilities lay in the area of quantitative research for exotic equity derivatives. Originally responsible for all of the model development for the nascent Equity Derivatives group together with risk management and P&L reporting tools. Key responsibilities lay in the area of quantitative research for exotic equity derivatives.



Logica

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst in Advanced Systems

  • 1991 - 1995

  Mathematical modelling and simulation for both the Navy and the Army. Extensive technical experience in systems design and implementation primarily using C++. Mathematical modelling and simulation for both the Navy and the Army. Extensive technical experience in systems design and implementation primarily using C++.



ILL - Institut Laue Langevin

• Grenoble, France

• Research Associate

  • 1990 - 1991

  Mathematical and computational research into quantum fluids at this leading European research centre. Mathematical and computational research into quantum fluids at this leading European research centre.