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OUR TEAM
DAVID PLUMMER, Dip. AML
GROUP CEO
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David has been working in the Lloyd’s market since 1987 and has been a specialist consultant and trainer for over 20 years. David draws on both his commercial experience looking after Fortune 500 and FTSE 250 companies, as well as his specialist compliance experience working as Head of Compliance and Head of Financial Crime Prevention for both national and multinational firms. David has worked with retail and investment banks, stockbrokers, asset managers, IFAs, insurers and insurance brokers in both retail and wholesale environments, dealing at all levels - including board executives and board committees.
DAVID OWEN, LLB BARRISTER
GROUP CHAIR
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David is an experienced non-executive director having held Board and Chair positions in a variety of industries. He is currently Chair of a travel business and treasurer of a charity. He has acted as legal adviser to a range of businesses in the IFA field, and continues to do so - having steered over 100 transactions since the inception of the subsidiary he directs, Bluefriars Acquisition Services Limited (BASiL). David has 30 years' experience as a corporate financier and venture capitalist; with involvement in the organisation of USM and AIM flotations, 40 mergers and acquisitions up to £24m, and 19 venture investments ranging up to £15m. By background, David is a degree-qualified barrister with accountancy skills and an in-depth knowledge of strategic corporate development.
JOHN HUTCHISON, MSC, DIP. COMP., DIP. INS., FPC, CEMAP, CERT. DIR.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BLUEFRIARS BROKERS LIMITED
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John has been working in the financial services market since 1988, and he has held several senior management and director positions within the risk, compliance, and financial crime fields, with firms working in several different markets in the United Kingdom, EU/EEA, and worldwide.
John has experience working in both large FTSE 100 and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) companies, as well as smaller, more niche companies. John has a wealth of experience in most areas of financial services including general insurance insurers, managing general agents, insurance brokers, mortgage companies, insurance intermediaries, retail and corporate banks, life and pension insurers, SIPP providers, and specialist outsourcers.
CRISTINA FONSECA-BORSBERRY, LLB (Hons) Law, CeMAP
HEAD OF COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONS
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Cristina has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Her background includes working in General Insurance in the UK, EU/EEA and worldwide, as well as retail banking in the UK and mortgage intermediation. Since joining Bluefriars, Cristina has held various positions including Compliance Assistant, Compliance Project Manager, and is currently Head of Compliance and Operations.
Cristina manages all of Bluefriars' Risk, Compliance and Financial Crime Frameworks with all of our trading partners, develops new policies and procedures, delivers comprehensive risk and compliance oversight and control frameworks, and provides regulatory guidance to all of our internal and external partners.
