London, England, United Kingdom
Senior organisational leader with over 20 years’ experience in global financial services and regulated environments, helping complex organisations deliver strategic priorities at scale, including active engagement with investors and broader market participants. Experienced in multi-region settings, with a track record of aligning people, culture, governance, and operating models so expert teams can translate strategy into consistent, high-quality outcomes that meet the expectations of clients, investors, and regulators, including through direct engagement with asset managers, asset owners, and institutional market participants. Professional background spans global financial services; corporate, infrastructure, and public finance credit; sustainable finance and ESG; and the build-out and integration of new capabilities within established institutions, with regular interaction across the investment community and wider financial markets.
Co-founded a risk analytics SaaS venture and established the core operating foundations across governance, finance, people, and delivery. Partnered with co-founders on strategy, operating priorities, and early client engagement, bringing institutional discipline from large-scale environments while remaining hands-on in execution.
Led global sustainability ratings and second-party opinion businesses supporting corporate and sovereign capital markets. Set strategic priorities and oversaw transformation of analytical, data, and operating models as the business scaled rapidly across regions. Oversaw delivery of new client engagement model for analytical teams, working in partnership with marketing, sales, and product to improve retention and client experience across regions. Managed senior leaders across multiple geographies and partnered closely with executive leadership on growth, governance, and delivery.
Member of the leadership team responsible for designing and implementing a new operating model for the credit ratings business. Led large, multi-location teams supporting analytical delivery across EMEA, including offshore and near-shore operations. Focused on governance, quality, regulatory compliance, and scalable ways of working in a highly scrutinised environment.
Joined expanded EMEA Corporate Finance Group management team, leading ratings analysts covering the real estate, airline, gaming, lodging and leisure portfolios. Chaired rating committees and provided oversight and sign-off for ratings and research output. Led regional investor engagement initiative that contributed to material improvements in firm’s perception among key fixed income investors. Maintained senior-level relationships with corporate issuers across the portfolio, engaging directly with CFOs, Treasurers, and senior management teams on ratings delivery, credit positioning, and market conditions.
Built and led a regional ratings team covering infrastructure and project finance across emerging and developed Asian markets. Served as senior counterpart to corporate and public-sector leaders, engaging with investors, regulators, and multilaterals on infrastructure finance and market development.
Led analytical teams covering U.S. local government credits and designed a new surveillance and oversight model to strengthen consistency, governance, and regulatory compliance at scale. Played a senior role in managing complex credits and periods of heightened scrutiny. Engaged directly with regulators on development and monitoring of new surveillance function.