Speaker

Robin Roy is a Managing Director and the Middle East Practice Lead for Governance, Risk and Compliance at Alvarez & Marsal Middle East.

He brings 35+ years of Governance, Risk & Compliance experience, including as Board Director and C-suite leader, working across the U.K., KSA and the UAE with government entities, blue-chip financial institutions, private equity firms, asset managers and regulators.

Selective Experience

• Built the Governance, Risk and Compliance infrastructures for a start-up investment bank headquartered in the DIFC that expanded in UAE and across Egypt, South Africa, Lebanon and London over a 10-year period. Founder member of this investment bank.
• Built the financial crime compliance infrastructure for the premier sovereign wealth fund in Saudi Arabia from its beginnings to over 2000 staff in line with its growth plans.
• Built the EMEA compliance functions at a blue-chip US banking group and a blue-chip US Alternatives Asset Manager in line with US group and local requirements.

Previous professional experience

• Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Roy spent four years with The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia most as Head of Financial Crime Compliance. Before that, he served as Managing Director, Board Director and Group Head of Compliance at the Arqaam Capital Group; EMEA Regional Compliance Officer at Citigroup Alternative Investments; and EMEA Regional Head of Compliance at Bank One, N.A.

Background and other activities

• Mr. Roy earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Financial Analysis from the University of Warwick and an MBA from the University of Middlesex. He was awarded the Sword of Ajrab trophy by the Saudi Arabian Military Industries for governance, risk and compliance services while at the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and was nominated as the Best Compliance Officer in London for Alternatives Asset Management while at Citigroup. He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. A British national, Mr. Roy is fluent in English.