Overview
I’m Chief Governance Officer (CGO) for Mourant. I'm also one of our Inclusion Leaders and a qualified Mental Health First Aider.
I have responsibility for corporate governance issues affecting our business and act as company secretary for many of our in-house companies. I previously acted as a director of client and in-house companies and held internal MLRO and MLCO roles. Before becoming CGO, I was the first General Counsel of Mourant Governance Services.
I previously worked as a finance and corporate lawyer for Mourant in Jersey and Hong Kong. I advised on a broad range of transactions including M&A, joint ventures, equity and debt restructurings and lender and borrower side financings. I also completed a secondment with CVC Capital Partners in Hong Kong.
Prior to joining Mourant in 2014, I worked at Pinsent Masons in Scotland.
Professional qualifications
- Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional, IAPP, 2024
- Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance, ICA, 2022
- Certified Scrum Manager, 2021
- Lean Six Sigma, Green and Yellow Belts, 2020
- Computer Science for Lawyers (CS50), Harvard University, 2020
- Chartered Governance Professional, CGI, 2020
- Diploma in International Trust Management, STEP, 2019
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe), IAPP, 2019
- Certified Information Privacy Manager, IAPP, 2019
- Chartered Secretary, CGI, 2017
- Solicitor (currently non-practising), England and Wales, 2015
- Solicitor (currently non-practising), Scotland, 2012
- Diploma in Legal Practice, Glasgow Graduate School of Law, 2010
- LLB (First Class Honours), Glasgow University, 2009
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Law Society of Scotland
- Chartered Governance Institute - Fellow (FCG)
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Full Member (TEP)
- International Compliance Association - Fellow (FICA)