Ashley Alder appointed new FCA Chair

The Treasury has announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new Chair of the FCA.

Alder is currently CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011.

He also chairs the Board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and sits on the Financial Stability Board's Plenary and its Steering Committee.

The FCA confirmed that Alder has been appointed for a five-year term and is expected to take up his role as the regulator’s Chair in January.

Alder began his career as a lawyer in London in 1984 and practised in Hong Kong for more than 20 years. He was executive director of the SFC’s Corporate Finance Division from 2001 to 2004, before returning to private practice at Herbert Smith LLP, a law firm, as head of Asia.

Interim Chair of the FCA, Richard Lloyd, said: “We are looking forward to working with Ashley as he takes over the leadership of the FCA’s Board next year. As the FCA continues to strengthen its vital work to protect consumers and our financial markets, his deep experience of leading a major international regulator will help us deliver our ambitious strategy for the future.”

The Treasury also confirmed it has reappointed Alice Maynard and Liam Coleman, who respectively chair the FCA’s Audit and People Committees, to the Board for their second three-year terms.

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