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UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints A New Senior Advisor

Date 11/12/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today announced the appointment of a new senior advisor.  Graham Halliday will advise across the FSA, with reference to his specialist area; retail banking.

Graham joins the FSA part time.  He has 37 years experience in banking, mainly at Natwest where he was a regional managing director. Most recently he was Director of Strategy & Business Affairs at Monitise and was also Director of Banking and Financial services at the Post Office.

 Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, said:

"Graham will bring a wealth of knowledge to the FSA.

"This is a further example of our commitment to have the right mix of people working at the FSA, combining those with regulatory experience and those with strong commercial backgrounds.”

Senior advisors are a core part of the FSA’s delivery of intensive supervision. The team provides experience on regulatory, market and now consumer matters.