⏯ In the UK, Executive and Non-Executive Director Coaching & Mentoring. Advising on Board Effectiveness; Regulatory Relations; Shortlist interviewing for regulated firm C-Suite and approved persons (SMCR).⏯ Chair of Events. Providing training - through tailored workshops.

✅ In Ireland, Executive and Non-Executive Director Coaching & Mentoring. Advising on Board Effectiveness; Regulatory Relations; Shortlist interviewing for regulated firm C-Suite and approved persons (PCF).✅ Chair of Events. Providing training - through tailored workshops.

⏯ In the UK and in Ireland, on Executive (C-Suite / SMF / PCF), and Non-Executive Director (INED / SMF / PCF) retained searches, (including Risk / Compliance)⏯ Detailed interviewing of shortlisted candidates - followed by comprehensive RAG-rated reporting to employer clients (using a tried-and-tested successful methodology).

🏐 Advising the Board of Volleyball Ireland on its governance development.

📈 Advisory Board Member of Be-the-Business participating boards. A voluntary role lending advice to businesses taking part in the Be-the-Business scheme.

✺ Provided Governance and Regulatory consultancy services for the clients of the Financial Regulatory Practice of Grant Thornton on an assignment-by-assignment basis.

✪ In London and Dublin, carried out board effectiveness reviews for the clients of Independent Audit Ltd.And, also:✺ Chair, CEO, and board member coaching and advice✺ Formal practical workshop-based training for improved board presentation skills✺ Double-hatting review (UK retail banking subsidiary and wholesale branch)✺ RMP points, Watchlist and Section 166 action plans and remediation✺ Risk culture audit✺ Regulatory advice (PRA / FCA / CBI) for regulated firms (including regulated subsidiaries of global and overseas banks and insurers).

✺ Led interviews with Bank CEO's and NEDs for the Banking Standards Board's Annual Culture Review.

📳 Innovation, Fintech & Cyber-Security Subject Matter Expert. ✺ Project lead for Fintech Implementation Group (FIG) for Regulatory 'Sandbox' (known more formally at the DFSA as an Innovation Testing Licence).✺ Supervisor of Innovative Regulated Firms. ✺ Policy advisor on Innovation 'Sandbox' and Fintech strategy. ✺ Member of Fintech Strategy Group.

✺ Independent & Confidential Advisor (and Interim Executive).

💷 Substantial contribution to the drive for Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) to become Best Bank for its customers through: ✺ the creation and implementation of Customer Dashboards across the Group (including for Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows, Lloyds Bank, Group Digital, and also for the Group Board); ✺ putting LBG's customers at the heart of its 2014 Group Strategy Review; ✺ making a substantial contribution to the design of the evolution of LBG's Conduct Strategy from a programme into business as usual; and ✺ bringing together LBG's customer, conduct and culture initiatives under one governance and management committee to address both regulatory and customer-centricity objectives.

⚖✪ Highly experienced supervision and regulatory practitioner with specialisms in governance (both Conduct and Prudential), board effectiveness, enterprise-wide risk management (ERM), compliance (i.e. regulatory risk), audit and operational risk (and their associated FSA/FCA regulation).✺ 8+ years at the FSA (and then the FCA) including, from 2007, in-depth front line supervision interaction with the Boards, Chairs, Non-Executive directors, CEO’s, CFO’s, CRO’s and other senior executives at the largest UK-headquartered banks, life insurers, general insurers, mutuals, and brokers.✺ Embedded within many FSA supervision teams from 2005 (on intensive reviews lasting 3-6 months), including after June 2012 reviewing and analysing the design and effectiveness of Conduct Risk governance at some of the largest financial services organisations in the UK.✺ Regular involvement with, and participation in, the CF & SIF (now SMCR) interviewing process for applicants for senior positions seeking approval under the Approved Persons Regime.✺ Carried out outsourcing and subsidiary operational risk reviews overseas (including in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea). ✺ Advised on, and supported, the supervision of FSA / FCA regulated firms through their implementation of RMP points and improvement programmes, including section 166 requirements notices and section 166 reports.✺ Reviewed formal operational risk frameworks, and feeding back best practice and improvements for their compliance with TSA or AMA standards (although not on quantitative capital modelling). ✺ Reviewed IT control frameworks - including large systems implementations and business continuity effectiveness.

✪ Chair of the FSA Staff Association, elected to represent 4,000 staff at formal and informal consultations with FSA executive management, including:✺ Led the Formal TUPE Transfer Consultation of 1000+ staff to the Bank of England✺ Formal ending of Final Salary Pension Scheme✺ Introduction of Pension Auto Enrolment✺ Diversity / Equality Reviews ✺ Companioning staff✺ Presenting to the FSA Board on matters of key concern to FSA staff

✪ Insurance Run-off Operations Director✺ Delivered effective operational / general management of a diverse mixed portfolio of a London Market underwriting / claims accounts in Run-off with responsibility for finance, claims, actuarial, governance, management, service delivery, HR, and the regulatory relationship with the FSA.✺ Part of the Management Team that sold / Part VII transferred the portfolio to a specialist run-off firm.

✺ Interim COO for a German-owned Life and Health Insurer with responsibility for Operations, Claims, Information Technology, Service Delivery and HR.✺ Board member and ExCo member

✺ Provided outsourcing governance advice and support for a 10-year IT outsourcing contract.

✺ Provided executive IT / operations management for a diverse London Market and personal lines portfolio, including new IT systems implementations, day-to-day IT delivery, E-commerce initiatives, Knowledge Management, claims operations and claims adjusting, facilities management, and business development (acquisitions - Limit Underwriting at Lloyds and Iron Trades).

✺ London Operations / Claims Operations Manager for two diverse London Market and personal lines portfolios, one 'live' and the other in Run-off.✺ Implemented an electronic scanning facility across all underwriting and claims operations.

✺ Commercial & Property Litigation Partner

✺ Commercial and Property Litigation Partner

✺ Commercial & Property Litigation Partner