Fintech veteran among new raft of senior FCA hires
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed two new directors of authorisations and named a fintech veteran as finance director.
Laura Dawes, interim director of strategy, policy, international and intelligence in the FCA’s enforcement and market oversight division, has been named one of two new directors of authorisations at the regulator. She will start in her new role in late April.
Dominic Cashman, formerly head of integration and transformation at TP ICAP, an interdealer broker, will work alongside Dawes as a director of authorisations. He will begin his new role in early May.
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Meanwhile, Craig Chapman will take over from David Godfrey as the FCA’s finance director later this year.
Chapman is currently chief financial officer at RTX RouteTrader, a fintech operating in the telecoms space. Prior to this, he held senior finance roles at ED&F Man, a commodities trader, and Barclays Capital.
“I look forward to welcoming Craig, Dominic and Laura to their new roles later this spring,” said Emily Shepperd, chief operating officer and executive director of authorisations at the FCA.
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“Tackling the risk of consumer harm starts when firms apply to us for authorisation. Dominic and Laura will lead this vital part of the regulatory system.
“Craig is an experienced chief financial officer who will play a central part in making sure we have the right resources and we’re using them in the best way possible to meet our important objectives.”
The FCA is in the midst of a recruitment drive with the aim of hiring almost 100 new colleagues.
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