Developing market structures, issuer and member admission criteria, rules, and markets operational procedures, including Market Surveillance. Supporting business development through engagement with regulators, investors and other industry stakeholders to develop fit-for-purpose regulatory and commercial business solutions. Advisory role in respect of MiFID, Prospectus Regulation, Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Market Abuse Regime, and the Companies Act 2006) and tax law (Corporation Tax Act 2010 Part 12: Real Estate Investment Trusts).

SMF16/CF10Led regulatory engagement with PRA and FCA and compliance executive representation at Board meetings and ExCo. Managed Europe Compliance team (five direct reports, two offshore).Delivered UK and European regulatory change agenda, including Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMCR) and EU Directives and Regulations (MIFID, GDPR, MAR, Benchmarks) Provided business advisory services across European wholesale activities: Markets (principal trading of FX, Rates, Credit, and Benchmarks, DCM and Treasury), Lending, Transaction Banking, and Deposit-taking

Led supervisory relationship with Recognised Investment Exchanges (Liffe Derivatives Exchange, Euronext, London Stock Exchange, CBOE, NEX Exchange) and MTFs/brokers (Chi-X, Instinet). Led annual risk assessments, tracking risk mitigation plans, ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations via thematic reviews, industry guidanceFCA representative: ESMA Commodity Derivatives Task Force (2012), involvement in European policy development affecting commodities, ie REMIT, MIFID, MAR, and NYSE Euronext (NYX) regulatory college working parties (2008/09 & 2013), inc. NYX Technology Risk & Audit WP Chair Led FCA reviews of authorisation/recognition applications (NYX Smartpool MTF and BATS RIE), technology change programmes, corporate governance, and market surveillance

Policy development: worked on Company Law Reform Bill (now Companies Act 2006), focussed on corporate governance and reporting requirements for companies, including implementing EU Transparency Directive, and involvement in Directors Duties provisions. • Deregulation of company narrative reporting requirements in the Companies Act 2006Stakeholder management: liaising with other government departments and industry bodies, briefing Ministers and Special Advisers, and attending briefings at House of Lords.