Umer Arif Khan.

Umer brings more than 10 years of experience in audit and assurance globally. He has worked for KPMG Pakistan, KPMG Lower Gulf (Dubai), KPMG Isle of Man, Deloitte London and Blick Rothenberg (Azets) London, starting as an assurance associate and becoming an audit manager. His clients have included businesses listed on stock exchanges in Pakistan, London and the USA, including Fortune 500 companies. Within audit and assurance, his specialisation is the financial services industry. 

For the last six years, Umer's portfolio has included large and complex global financial services businesses such as Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), Nedbank Investments, IntegraFin Holdings, Old Mutual, Discover Financial Services and Haitong International Bank: heavily regulated businesses with revenues ranging from £100m to £10bn, and more than £60bn assets under management across all industries. I have worked extensively with regulatory authorities such FCA (UK), FRC (UK), IOMFSA, PRA and Bank of England.    

Umer is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Accounting and Finance from Oxford Brookes University.