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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I provide conduct risk subject matter expertise and policy-level thought contributions in leading resources responsible for risk-based authorisations and supervision of financial institutions and other regulated entities within the Dubai International Finance Centre.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Senior Manager within the DFSA Conduct of Business Risk team which is responsible for supervising the market conduct and client conduct issues across the DFSA population of authorised firms and regulated entities.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I managed one of the five teams within the Investment Intermediaries & Scams Department (II&S) which supervised financial advisory and intermediary businesses. The II&S Department is responsible for the supervision of around 6,400 retail investment firms ranging from sophisticated financial advisor groups, wealth managers, private banks and stockbrokers to sole trader financial advisers and crowdfunders. The department also has responsibility for dealing with pension scams across any of these sectors.•Contributing to delivery of the portfolio strategies and business plan, including supervision of fixed and flexible firms.•Influencing firms to change their conduct and culture to deliver better outcomes for their customers, including regularly engaging with, and at times challenging, Executives and Board members.•People management including recruitment, talent and performance management and helping staff develop and further their careers.•Making a significant contribution to the management of the department to support the agile delivery of all the department's priorities.

Edinburgh

During my career at RBS I held a number of positions spanning Retail and Private Banking. My last last roles were with Private Banking and Advice: -Private Mortgage Adviser •Part of a new channel that was launched in Scotland at the start of 2011•Responsible for creating MI Infrastructure fo•Planning and delivery of training programmes •SME for Private Banking and Mortgage Processes within Team•Dealing exclusively with High Net Worth Clients •Giving specialist advice Relationship Manager•Management of a Portfolio of High Net Worth Clients•Analysing business trends within the Portfolio and developing effective strategies•Undertaking in-depth Financial Reviews•Consistent compliance with internal and external regulatory systems and procedures•Development of working relationships with key stakeholders in order to deal collaboratively with complex, high value facilities•Active within the local business and professional community to maintain and promote Private Banking

Master'S Degree, Financial Regulation, Merit

A practice-oriented Master’s degree, focused on developing analytical and technical skills which are required to challenge current.

Bsc, Design & Innovation, 2:1

The BSc (Honours) Design and Innovation develops understanding of the huge impact that design can have in a variety of circumstances.