The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is pleased to announce that Martin Watkins, Chartered FCSI has been appointed to the CISI Board of Directors.
An experienced market infrastructure professional, Martin is a Director at Ernst & Young. He held senior management and operations positions at Euroclear UK & Ireland before transferring to work in Brussels for Euroclear SA/NV. Prior to this, he was a member of Executive Management and Division Head for Clearing at AtosEuronext in Paris, running all continental European technology for LCH.Clearnet SA.
Martin is a member of the CISI Membership Committee, founding Chairman of the European Regulation Interest Group and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Technology Forum.
He is a CISI Chartered Fellow, Fellow of the Institute of Directors and Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. He is also a Liveryman at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.
Alan Yarrow, Chartered FCSI(Hon), Chairman of CISI and Sheriff of the City of London, said: “We are delighted to welcome Martin to the Board. He is a highly experienced practitioner and we look forward to working more closely with him.”