Neil Thomas

Working with Compliance leaders, Heads of FCC and IT Leadership to effectively and efficiently weave together the various parts of Compliance to maximize the coverage and outputs of the various systems and controls.

Neil Thomas is an experienced leader specializing in Technology, Digital, and Compliance Transformation & Risk, with a strong background in digital and agile transformation, team and department planning, building, enabling, and leading activities in the financial sector across Europe, EMEA, and Australasia.

With over 20 years of experience in leadership, platform & product ownership, compliance advisory/audit, and solution management, Neil has a deep understanding of collaborating with large financial institutions to deliver and manage multi-million dollar transformation and optimization programs.

Neil Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science with Management from King's College London and has held key roles in various organizations including Head of Financial Crime Systems at Commercial Bank of Dubai, Associate Vice President / Senior Platform Owner - Risk & Compliance at Emirates NBD, Senior Solution Architect at OutSystems, Manager within FSO - Technology - Risk and Compliance at EY, Senior Professional Services Consultant at FircoSoft, Senior Integration Engineer at Algorithmics, and Systems & Network Administrator at Algorithmics.

Neil's experience covers Compliance, IT, Business, Vendor, and Auditor perspectives, providing him with a comprehensive view of end-to-end delivery, ownership, requirements, and challenges for different stakeholders within an organization.