Ross Bradley-Rae

Ross, as Global Head of Enablement & Co-chair of Proud @Aegon AM, is a member of the Global COO Leadership team and is responsible for Enablement Operations, Bespoke Services and Data Operations. Prior to his current role, Ross was European Head of Investment Operations at Aegon AM.  Prior to that, he worked for Morgan Stanley within their Private Wealth Management division leading operational transitions. He has been in the industry since 2000 and started with the firm in 2005.  Ross received his Honours degree in Financial Services from Glasgow Caledonian University.  Ross holds the CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management (IMC).

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Mark Daisley

Mark is currently the Head of Client Delivery (COO) for the UK, Channel Islands and the Middle East at BNP Paribas Securities Services. Responsible for leading all Operations across the regions, providing leadership and day to day support to management across arange of Investment Operations, Funds Services, Custody, Banking and Depositary Services areas including strategic planning, delivering new business initiatives and client service excellence.
Graduating in Accountancy, Mark began his 25+ year career in Financial Services working at Hexagon Administration and then Scottish Equitable / AEGON Asset Management in Edinburgh, where he became ACCA qualified. After some years working in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, Mark joined BNP Paribas Securities Services in 2008 leading various Fund Administration & Investment Operations teams. In 2011, Markwas appointed Chief Operating Officer for Channel Islands, based in Jersey where he remained for 4 years before returning to the UK.

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Janine Hutchinson

Janine joined Baillie Gifford in 2007 and is currently a Director within Investment Operations, with responsibility for a number of operational teams. She is responsible for several operational strategic initiatives. She previously held both operational management and project roles within the insurance and investment industries in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

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Keith Melville

Keith is responsible for the Financial & Regulatory Reporting plus Fund Tax service for State Street’s European clients. He has been with State Street for 15 years holding senior leadership roles in client service operations and fund administration teams most recently delivering client service operations for State Street’s Asset Manager clients in the UK.  Prior to joining State Street, Keith spent 15 years at J.P. Morgan Chase managing a variety of fund accounting, fund administration, finance and client service teams. During his tenure at J.P. Morgan Chase, he completed his professional accountancy qualification and also an MBA in International Management of Financial Services.

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Ryan Mitchell

Based in Edinburgh, Ryan is currently the Acting Head of Operations, EMEA for First Sentier Investors. Ryan has been with First Sentier Investors is various operational roles, most recently Head of Third Party Management and Service Delivery, EMEA. Prior to joining FSI, Ryan has various roles with Global Custodians, such as Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank & State Street Bank & Trust Company. Ryan has over 22 years’ experience within Financial Services.

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Alan Watson

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Richard Leigh

Richard has over 25 years experience in the Scottish Financial Services sector, operating at a senior level within Operations and Risk Management. He has previously worked for Barclays, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, State Street and Morgan Stanley and has a track record of leading global teams, engaging people, enhancing capabilities and providing excellent service delivery to clients and stakeholders.

He has led teams responsible for Cash Management, Settlements, Asset Servicing and Reconciliations across multiple asset classes and also ran Morgan Stanleys' European Branches in Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, Milan, Moscow and Riyadh.

richard.leigh@sio.org.uk

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Jamie Drysdale

Jamie is a Director in the Insurance and Asset Management consulting team at PwC with over 20 years advisory experience. Jamie leads their operations transformation practice in the sector. His current focus is on Next Generation Productivity, Sustainable Cost Transformation and Process Excellence. Prior to PwC, Jamie worked at Accenture in their Strategy Team. Jamie has a Master of Arts in Modern History from St Andrews and a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Business from the University of Sydney.

jamie.drysdale@pwc.com

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Stacey Kirk

Stacey is a Director of Ways of Working for Markets & Securities Services within HSBC

She has over 20 years experience working in a variety of roles across Investment Operations, Platform Development, Change Delivery and COO. She is also an Accredited Leader Coach.  

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Kevin Liddle

Kevin joined BNY Mellon as Director, UK Operations Office in January 2022 and has a focus on the management and oversight of service delivery of Operations in the UK & Ireland and for the BNY Mellon UK Banking Legal Entities. 

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Kevin worked for Aberdeen Standard Investments where he had most recently held the role of Head of Trade Operations. He has over two decades of experience working across a broad spectrum of Asset Management Operations functions, including Cash, Trade and Middle Office, where he has held a variety of leadership roles.

Kevin holds a bachelor's degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Strathclyde.

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