Brian is an experienced compliance and risk specialist with more than 25 years in financial services, advising clients on regulatory, compliance and risk management matters across multiple jurisdictions.
Role at Praxis
Based in the UAE, Brian is responsible for providing compliance and risk advisory services to our clients. This includes acting as an outsourced Compliance Officer, MLRO and Risk Officer.
Career history
Brian has over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector and has worked across a range of sectors including funds and trust administration, investment management, hedge funds, and banking.
Prior to joining Praxis, Brian was a regional director for the Middle East for a leading funds administration provider. Brian has also held positions with a UAE regulator and spent nearly a decade with a leading international bank where he held senior roles in compliance and risk in the UK, the Channel Islands and Poland.
Qualifications
Brian holds an LLM in Banking and Finance Law and a Graduate Diploma in Law. He also holds both the CISI Diploma and the ICA Diploma in International Compliance.
Brian is also a ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist.