Education
The University of Sheffield
BSc, Geology 1982-01-01 - 1985-01-01Ballyclare High School
, 1975-01-01 - 1982-01-01Work Experience
Open Banking
Current
Open Banking
Looking for the next opportunity
2020-02-01 - 2021-02-01
Looking for the next opportunity
On a sabbatical
2019-03-01 - 2020-02-01
On a sabbatical
Volante Technologies
2010-05-01 - 2019-02-01
Volante Technologies
Progress
2008-07-01 - 2010-04-01
Progress
IONA Technologies
2007-03-01 - 2008-06-01
IONA Technologies
C24
2000-06-01 - 2007-03-01
C24
City Networks Ltd.
2004-09-01 - 2005-05-01
City Networks Ltd.
Mercator Software
2000-01-01 - 2000-06-01
Mercator Software
Braid Systems Ltd.
1994-10-01 - 1999-12-01
Braid Systems Ltd.
Skills
Summary
39 years Financial Services IT experience with 23 years operating at board and senior leadership level. Worked for BIS Banking Systems (now part of Misys), Terence Chapman Associates, ABS Consultants, and have been a board director of Braid (sold to Mercator), City Networks, and Century 24 Solutions (which I was a co-founder of in 2000 up until the company's acquisition by Iona Technologies Ltd in 2007 who in turn were acquired by Progress Software in 2008). Headhunted to join Volante Technologies Inc in 2010 to start up and run their EMEA Operations and implement cross organisational change. Joined Open Banking Limited (OBL) in 2021 to head up the development of the UKs Open Banking Standards. Specialties: board level experience of initiating and managing operational change in a highly commercial environment. Also significant experience of business analysis, project management, STP consultancy, pre-sales, marketing, presentation and media skills, Subject matter expertise in Financial Messaging and application integration particularly with respect to SWIFT/ISO 20022, Real Time Payments, FpML, FIX, CREST, regulatory reporting and domestic payments Standards, which I have 30+ years experience of.