Donald is a specialist in governance, regulation and control environments with over 30 years’ experience working in the financial services sector, including 15 years in a range of governance, regulation and control environment roles across a range of different firms. He has a detailed knowledge of individual accountabilities under the Senior Managers and Certification Regimes (SM&CR) and directors’ statutory duties of responsibility, board and committee structures and processes and operating principles.
Donald is extensively qualified and is the author of a Level 7 Online Global MBA – Elective Course: Conduct & Corporate Governance, exploring social behaviours & systemic dynamics of conduct & governance in organisations.
Donald’s specialist areas include:
- FCA regulations (including SM&CR, SYSC, COCON, FIT, and PRIN)
- Governance and Control Environment frameworks
- Governance, Culture, and Ethics
- Internal Control and Assurance
- Managing organisational change related to regulations.
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Regulatory Architecture design
- Research, Analysis, and Interpretation
- Risks mitigation within complex regulatory environments
