• Transformation leader with 29 years of experience in enterprise architecture and system integration of large and complex programmes. Currently serving as Head of Architecture at the London Metal Exchange.• Combined with deep domain expertise in Financial Services in trading, payments and clearing platforms providing thought leadership, advice to C-suite leaders to help them deliver their vision.• Experienced in successfully delivering complex global mission critical systems. Developing & evolving Architectural designs to deliver strategic IT Transformation.• Extensive experience building & leading Architecture teams across all disciplines (Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, Engineering, Data etc.).• Extensive experience in designing, delivering, operating and evolving Architectural strategy, principles & standards, patterns and processes.• Working with stakeholders across all disciplines & domains to ensure high quality implementation across the full SDLC (Agile or Waterfall), as well as creating, maintaining & managing relationships across a variety of third party partners & suppliers.• Strong analytical & technical skills, able to deep-dive design and implementation challenges.• Built & run Architecture teams up to ~20 on programmes from small teams to ~250. Experience of smaller projects / programmes as well as much larger ($2m - $250m)• Delivered mission critical & critical national infrastructure applications / systems