Helping boards and executive teams navigate technology strategy, platform modernisation, and AI adoption in financial services.
Technology executive with more than thirty years of leadership across financial technology platforms in regulated European markets. I have led large-scale modernisation programmes, rationalised complex product estates and built secure cloud-native data platforms that support growth, resilience and improved client outcomes.
My experience spans B2B SaaS, wealth and trading platforms, digital asset infrastructure and institutional risk systems. I have built and led geographically distributed engineering and operations teams of more than 200 professionals, introducing disciplined governance, financial control and product operating models aligned to commercial performance.
Authored Deutsche Bank's first online trading system (dbconvertibles.com) — won the Euromoney award four consecutive years.
Architected an AWS Lambda-based risk engine reducing processing time from 20 hours to 20 minutes for millions of calculations.
Launched an AI strategy embedding LLMs into engineering, operations and client-facing products — achieving 20–30% productivity gains.
Delivered architectural simplification resulting in a 10× increase in user capacity and order throughput across global markets.
Press mentions and selected posts on technology leadership, architecture and engineering culture.
On letting 700+ staff use AI-assisted coding tools in a regulated financial environment — and why the real challenge is finding ways to say yes responsibly.
Read on Finance MagnatesQuoted in FinTech Global on the key technology and strategic priorities shaping the wealth management industry in 2026.
Read on FinTech GlobalWhy genuine fintech innovation focuses on solving real problems rather than creating marketing buzz — and how EXANTE’s AI-powered news aggregator Pulse exemplifies building with intent.
Read on Finance MagnatesWhy meaningful fintech innovation happens in infrastructure, not flashy interfaces — and how EXANTE’s Bloomberg EMS integration shows the value of building quietly and thoughtfully.
Read on Finance MagnatesWhy the trading industry's obsession with latency optimisation often misses the mark. Data-driven decisions beat guesswork.
Read on LinkedInWhy transitioning from project-led delivery to a product operating model with accountable squads transforms both velocity and outcomes.
Read on LinkedInPractical lessons from integrating LLMs into the SDLC, automated testing and IT operations to deliver measurable productivity gains.
Read on LinkedInHow we reduced risk calculation processing from 20 hours to 20 minutes using AWS Lambda at a $3.5bn hedge fund.
Read on LinkedInProviding strategic technology leadership to financial institutions, fintechs and investment firms at critical inflection points.
Transforming fragmented legacy estates into scalable, cloud-portable platforms. Strategic roadmap definition, architectural simplification and technology governance.
Non-executive technology counsel for boards navigating platform transformation, regulatory change or digital-asset strategy.
Transitioning technology divisions to modern Product Operating Models with accountable squads, delivery governance and outcome-based oversight.
Enterprise AI strategy definition and implementation. Embedding LLMs into engineering workflows, operations and client-facing products.
Strengthening infrastructure to meet DORA, MiFID II, CySEC and global regulatory standards. 99.99% uptime targeting, observability and incident management.
Financial governance frameworks including annual planning, budget review, CapEx/OpEx classification, IFRS alignment and board-ready reporting.
Three decades of technology leadership across global banks, hedge funds and fintech firms.
Leading the transformation of a global multi-asset brokerage platform serving retail, HNW, institutional and white-label clients across 60+ regulated markets. Accountable for architecture, engineering, product delivery, cybersecurity, data platforms and IT operations across a 230+ person technology division within a 700+ person organisation.
Appointed to strengthen governance, delivery discipline and platform resilience across trading, custody and tokenisation businesses operating under institutional ownership and regulatory oversight.
Co-founded a digital asset prime brokerage serving high-frequency trading funds, asset managers and family offices. Full accountability for technology strategy, platform architecture, security and engineering leadership from inception through institutional onboarding.
CTO of a USD 3.5bn global hedge fund covering equity volatility, fixed income, FX and systematic strategies. Recruited as the first employee to design and build the complete technology estate. Architected a serverless AWS-based risk engine reducing processing from 20 hours to 20 minutes.
Designed the first REST API for the Imagine Trading System and delivered one of the industry's earliest iPad applications for portfolio and risk visibility.
Directed the technology build-out for a multi-billion dollar hedge fund spin-out from Deutsche Bank. Led separation and migration of proprietary trading models, systems and data from a global bank to independent infrastructure.
Technology lead for an internal hedge fund incubator preparing for independence. Built distributed pricing and risk systems supporting multi-asset trading strategies.
Led development of dbconvertibles.com, Deutsche Bank's first online convertible bond trading and analytics platform. Won the Euromoney award four consecutive years.
Interested in how I can help your organisation with technology strategy, platform transformation, or board advisory?