20 years leading technology at Killik & Co, one of London's leading wealth management firms, with the last eight as IT Director.
I help regulated firms translate compliance obligations into competitive advantage, building IT functions that regulators trust and CFOs value.
"Stability is not the opposite of progress."
Executive technology leadership across growth, regulatory change, and organisational evolution. Establishes governance, aligns technology to business priorities, and delivers execution roadmaps to stabilise and scale operations. Typical mandate: 6-12 months, preparing the organisation for long-term leadership continuity.
Independent executive-level assessment of technology risk posture to inform board decision-making. Evaluates governance maturity, incident readiness, and regulatory alignment, delivering prioritised recommendations with defined risk trade-offs and investment implications. Typical context: regulated firms preparing for audit, transformation, or operational scaling.
Executive oversight of technology vendor landscape to reduce structural complexity and strengthen commercial leverage. Rationalises overlapping services, resets contractual terms, and implements governance mechanisms for sustained accountability. Typical outcome: measurable cost efficiency alongside improved service transparency and control.
100% Audit Success
Consistently clean audit outcomes across 10+ years in FCA-regulated financial services, with frameworks designed for direct DFSA translation.
AED 2M+ Annual Savings
Strategic vendor consolidation and multi-year contract renegotiation, delivering sustained cost discipline while maintaining service quality.
70% Improvement
Consolidated vendor ecosystem to improve accountability, standardised SLAs, and implemented proactive monitoring reducing critical outages while lowering costs.
50% Incident Reduction
Enhanced security awareness training, deployed MFA, and established 24/7 SOC oversight cutting phishing incidents while strengthening overall cyber resilience.