Benjamin Ross Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

New York, New York, Us

Vendor management workflow and processes; managed servicesStrategies for GPDR implementation including contract remediation, intragroup data transfers and privacy policies and noticesDeals with the major cloud service providers for clients, including advising on GDPR compliance and the FCA cloud guidanceOperational knowledge of financial services clients in the UK, Europe, US and APACFacilities management transactions for clients in the UK, Europe and APAC regionsMarket data agreements

London, Gb

Appointed to the Managing Cyber Security panel as an External Industry Specialist for the CISI. This covers information security, cyber crime and managing risks for the financial services industry.

Fenchurch Street, England, Gb

Areas of specialties for Benjamin at Prudential included structuring deals, devising negotiation strategies, influencing stakeholders up to executive level, outsourcing, strategic IT transactions, procurement, distribution of financial products and financial adviser networks.Significant transactions that Benjamin was involved in at Prudential UK & Europe were as follows:During 2016 and 2015, Benjamin led simultaneous negotiations of commercial terms as part of a competitive tender for policy administration system providers and led negotiations thereafter with the chosen supplier. Benjamin devised and negotiated incentivisation models to deliver on time and to budget, escalating to senior executives as appropriate. As part of the same programme, Benjamin structured and led negotiations with providers of software for eSignatures, product illustrations, identity and access management and a customer engagement platform, for use by advisers and customers on digital platforms, both hosted and in the cloud. During 2014, Benjamin structured the development of a hugely successful with profits ISA as paper and digital propositions, utilising a hybrid waterfall and agile approach, driven by financial incentives.Areas of focus in 2013 for Benjamin included negotiating the transfer of the St James' Place administration centre from Prudential to IFDS with continuing transitional services and software licensing issues, negotiating a software as a service deal for a new adviser practice solution for Prudential Financial Planning (PFP) and advising on the regulatory focus on inducements and allowable payments.Significant experience in 2012 included negotiating significant intermediated distribution arrangements, revising Prudential's terms of business with advisers in the light of the Retail Distribution Review, advising on Prudential's launch in Poland, advising PFP, the network of employed advisers and recruiting and managing a team of junior staff.

Us

Secondment from Hogan Lovells, working on downstream UK energy projects.

Washington, Dc, Us

Associate in the corporate department of the London office, practising a broad range of general corporate and commercial matters.

Us

Associate in the corporate department of the London office, practising a broad range of general corporate and commercial matters.

London, Gb

First seat in Mainstream CorporateSecond seat in Investment Funds & Financial Services Third seat in LitigationFourth seat in Property/Real Estate

London, England, Gb

Work experience in corporate and intellectual property departments

Prepared precedents, undertook research and investigative work, drafted correspondence and bills of costs. Attended clients on the telephone, in the office and at Court. Took notes at mediations, Court hearings and meetings with Counsel and clients. Submitted applications to the Court, served documents and general office work.Also provided IT support for the network, troubleshooting, tuition, and buying and setting up hardware and software.

London, Gb

Worked with a new team preparing tailored stock portfolios for high profile clients. This was at a transitional period using different pieces of new software, and so the job also involved reporting to the programmers and making progress reports to other departments. Was offered a permanent contract in the department.

London, Gb

Amended and assembled promotional material for equity offerings and contact with other departments.

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (Cipp/E), European Privacy

Diploma In Regulated Financial Planning., The Benchmark Qualification For Advising On Retail Investment Products.

Legal Practice Course, Law

Post Graduate Diploma In Law (Cpe), Law

Ba Honours, History

Deug, History

A-Levels, English Literature, History, Latin And French