Operational Resilience in Financial Services

Aim

The webinar aims to educate market participants on the evolving role of operational resilience and provide practical advice on how firms can get it right. 

Robin Hamilton

CEO of Aldbury International

Robin joined the UK Police in 1990 and undertook a wide variety of roles that encompassed patrol, investigation, riot control and covert operations. As a Fulbright Scholar, Robin attended the FBI academy researching Less Lethal technologies. Subsequently promoted to the rank of Superintendent, Robin oversaw an Operations & Major Incident Centre. 

In 2005 Robin was seconded to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office with responsibility for all aspects of diplomatic security in the Balkans. Robin then moved into commercial security in 2008 first with Fidelity International and then AonHewitt.

In 2010 Robin joined GE’s global operations team and was responsible for delivering the regional Crisis Management programme across multiple business sectors and responding to situations that ranged from the London Olympics in 2012 to the Paris terror attacks in 2015. Robin is now the CEO of Aldbury International.

Charles Taylor

Partner at Aldbury International

Charles has over 30 years experience within financial markets. He joined the City in 1986 as a stock jobber on the London Stock Exchange floor and during his career in the City he has held senior positions both within Global Investment Banks and European Agency Brokers. Most recently as a founding partner at Redburn Europe Ltd where he was fundamental in starting up and building out one of Europe’s largest independent agency brokers.

Charles is highly experienced in UK, European and US financial markets with a deep understanding of market structure and its commercial relevance. Charles has worked alongside UK and European regulators and exchanges to help businesses asses the effect of new regulative and legislative change on internal procedures and offerings. He has built out electronic trading solutions alongside instigating and implementing internal compliance procedures ensuring continuity of business practices at regulative change points. He is a regular conference speaker and a member on a number of industry steering groups.