His roles there included Head of the UK Listing Authority, Director of Market Oversight and Director of Wholesale Supervision. He sat on a number of key governance/decision-making committees including in relation to FCA Watch-list inclusion/removal, markets supervisory and policy issues, and Enforcement referrals and decision-making.

Specialising in regulatory strategy and response, Marc’s regulatory experience enables him to give clients unparalleled insights into how best to manage their most important and challenging regulatory issues.

Since joining A&O Shearman, Marc has advised clients across the broad spectrum of financial services firms, including banking, insurance, market infrastructure, wholesale broking and asset and wealth management. He specialises in advising clients, including at the Board and C-suite level, on the best strategic response to the full range of regulatory interactions, including firm visits, potential Voluntary Requirements (VREQs), Skilled Persons appointments, attestations and Watch-list inclusion.

Marc also has an extensive UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) and governance practice, providing SMCR training to senior management, preparation for Senior Manager’s regulatory application interviews (including Chair, CEO, CFO, COO and Branch Managers of the largest financial institutions), and advice on complex SMCR challenges. He has also undertaken fundamental reviews of firms’ implementation of the SMCR and their broader governance and oversight arrangements, providing practical recommendations in line with regulatory expectations.

Marc is approved to act as a Skilled Person for Lots B (Governance, Accountability, Strategy and Culture) and C (Controls and Risk Management Frameworks) of the FCA and PRA Skilled Persons Panel, and has also supported and advised numerous clients through the skilled person lifecycle to mitigate associated supervision and enforcement risk.