David became the Managing Director of the PSR on the 10th June 2024.
As Managing Director, David is a member of the PSR Board as Executive Director. Prior to this, he had been a non-executive director of the PSR Board since 2020.
David was previously the Director of Retail Banking at the Financial Conduct Authority where he was responsible for the supervision of retail banking groups in the UK and policy development for retail banking and mortgages. Prior to this role David was the Director of Policy, with responsibility for policy development across a wide range of areas both retail and wholesale, and oversight of he FCA’s Innovation Hub.
David has worked in regulation at the FCA (and its predecessor the FSA) for more than 20 yrs, spanning several different roles in Policy and Supervision. During this time at the FCA, he was involved in leading and delivering a number of large scale initiatives including the Retail Distribution Review, the development of the Senior Managers and Certification regime and implementation of PSD II.
David is a previous Chair of the G20/OECD Task Force on Financial Consumer Protection. Prior to joining the regulator, he worked in the financial services industry for 10 years gaining experience in banking, financial advice and mortgages.
