Brian B.
Financial Regulation | Fintech Innovation | Non-Executive Director | Mentor
The move
MovePattamar → Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
TitleFounding General Manager → Head of Fintech
LocationAl Maryah → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE11.8
Total experience22.4 years
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) headcount501-1,000 employees
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) industryFinancial Services
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) HQAbu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Head of FintechNov 2023 — Present
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Tech and Data GovernanceSep 2022 — Nov 2023Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Independent Non-Executive Member to Board Risk CommitteeJan 2022 — Present[[Redacted] Financial Institution· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Part-time
- Durham Venture School MentorDec 2021 — PresentDDurham University Business School· Durham, England, United Kingdom· Part-time
- Founding General ManagerJan 2020 — Sep 2022
Pattamar· Al Maryah, Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Senior Manager Information SecurityAug 2016 — Dec 2019
Commercial Bank International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Head of Operational Risk & Information SecurityOct 2015 — Jul 2016
Dunia Finance· United Arab Emirates
- Co-Founder & CEONov 2014 — Mar 2016
Redacted name· MEA· Part-time
- Internal Audit ManagerAug 2014 — Dec 2015
- Vice President, Barclays Internal Audit - Corporate and Investment BankingSep 2012 — Aug 2014
Barclays· Johannesburg Area, South Africa - Head of Internal Audit, Barclays Bank Indian Ocean (Mauritius & Seychelles)Dec 2010 — Dec 2012Barclays· Mauritius
- Associate Director, Barclays Internal AuditNov 2008 — Jul 2011
Barclays Bank· Uganda - Chief Operating Officer, Technology & RiskJan 2007 — Sep 2008
AH Consulting Uganda Ltd· Uganda
- Assistant Manager - System & Process AssuranceJul 2003 — Dec 2006
PwC· Africa Central Group, based in Uganda
Education
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) USACISA, CISM2005 — Present
- Makerere UniversityB.Commerce2003
- Durham University Business SchoolMasters · Business Administration2018
- CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4)CBP & CEP · Bitcoin | EthereumAug 2015 — Present
- ACCAFCCA Member2005 — Present
- EC-CouncilCCISO - Certified Chief Information Security Officer · Information Security2018
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Elementary