Chelwood Gate, England, United Kingdom
I am a City trained, globally experienced lawyer. I combine Magic Circle private practice experience with deep understanding of in-house financial services. I am a proven leader of EMEA, Asian and North-American legal, compliance and governance teams in global financial institutions, across each of Capital Markets and Asset Management. I have extensive experience in managing all stripes of legal, regulatory and reputational risk within appetite, including M&A, capital markets, commercial contracts, privacy, cybersecurity, technology, IP, HR and litigation, as well as effective board governance. I develop and implement policies to manage risk and drive best practice. I have direct and relevant international leadership experience and have held roles of increasing seniority throughout my career in award-winning highly successful organisations both large and small. I am commercially focussed, with a common-sense, can-do attitude. I work seamlessly across geographies and teams to achieve common goals and solve complex business challenges. I partner and advise at any level in a very user-friendly, pragmatic way. Drawing on my 20 years of experience I build and retain trust at the highest level. I am curious, resilient, empathetic and kind. I am an experienced leader, both of my own team and as a senior executive with enterprise responsibilities. The teams which I am honoured to lead excel at solving problems, managing risk and coming up with innovative and effective solutions.
Legal Director in Group Legal team working on strategic and mission-critical projects across the Capita Group.
GC and Company Secretary, with overall responsibility for legal, compliance and governance.
GC for EMEA and Asia. Gives C-suite level advice to BMO International leadership team. Overall responsibility for legal & regulatory compliance for BMO's International Capital Markets and Asset Management businesses, including corporate governance, criminal risk management, ethics, whistleblowing and data protection.
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Knowledge Officer, accountable for managing enterprise legal and regulatory risk relating to privacy, cybersecurity and technology, as well as procurement, outsourcing, intellectual property, enterprise brand, marketing and social media. Additionally, responsible for knowledge management, technology initiatives, project management and e-discovery.
Deputy General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer: Managed the operations of BMO's Legal and Regulatory Compliance Group, including oversight for strategic initiatives, finance, human resources, real estate and BMO's external counsel programme.