Tony has extensive financial services experience, across a number of sectors and in many different contexts, gathered over a career of almost 30 years. Most recently, Tony was responsible for the co-ordination of BNP Paribas’ UK wealth management businesses and was a member of both the UK Executive Committee and Holding Company Board. In this capacity, he was responsible for the development and oversight of four asset management businesses, a private bank, insurance activities, commercial real estate and the securities services business, where he was UK CEO. The turnover of these activities is in excess of ₤250 million.
The UK securities services business, BNP Paribas Securities Services, is a leading back-office outsourcing business in the UK, founded as part of Henderson in the 1990 and becoming Cogent in 1998. This business provides fund administration, custodian and retail product administration services to asset managers, broker dealers and financial advisers in the UK. It is one of the largest fund administrators by value and a leading administrator of retail savings products, including ISAs.
Tony also served as Group Administration Director of Henderson Global Investors PLC between 1993 and 1998, responsible for all operations and IT globally. Prior to this, Tony held various IT positions with the Henderson group.
He started his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in 1980, having graduated with honours from Trinity College, Cambridge. Over the years he has served on various committees of the London Stock Exchange and the Institutional Fund Managers Association. Tony is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. He is married with two grown up children and lives in central London.
