Fintech executive with a rare four-way combination of institutional HFT track record, multi-jurisdictional regulatory wins, live mainnet DeFi infrastructure shipped as CEO / Product Engineer, and AI-native production operations on the Claude Agent SDK.
Independent NED with regulated-individual status. Each competency is verifiable independently. They do not all co-occur in finance executives. Currently CEO at Maseer (live DeFi Operating System for tokenized RWAs) while serving on two boards.
Operating model: AI-first execution, small elite teams, regulatory-compliant by design, product-led infrastructure, preference for live systems over decks, deep integration across engineering, markets, and governance.
Selectively available alongside Maseer for engagements that are non-conflicting and complementary. Advisory by design, not interim leadership.
Production agent systems · Claude Agent SDK · 0-to-1 deployments
Build AI-native companies. Agents as core infrastructure, not pilots. Maseer is operated end-to-end on the production agent stack described below; the same playbook is transferable.
- Multi-agent stack design and production deployment on the Claude Agent SDK
- Custom tool permissioning, internal-tool integration, and human escalation thresholds
- RAG pipelines over regulatory documentation, protocol docs, and internal policy: auditable and replayable
- Workflow design for finance, compliance, treasury, BD, and partner onboarding
- In-house engineering and research harnesses built on top of the SDK
Best for · Regulated fintechs adopting AI · Compliance-heavy ops automation · Founders wanting agent-native architecture from day one
CEO counsel · Founder navigation · Stakeholder management
Senior counsel for founders and CEOs navigating regulated markets, capital markets, and crypto / DeFi infrastructure. Drawn from running Firstbloc and Maseer end-to-end and from active board service.
- Strategic planning, fundraising, and board reporting (over £2.6M raised across own ventures)
- Regulatory navigation: GFSC, MiCA, VARA, and ADGM relationships and licensing
- Crisis management and decision-making under pressure
- Partnership and ecosystem building (KraneShares-tier institutional relationships)
- Team scaling: 3 to 25 with high retention
Best for · Founder-stage CEOs in fintech / crypto · Series A/B founders entering regulated markets · Boards needing senior strategic counsel
Licensing strategy · Regulator liaison · Application execution
End-to-end advisory on regulatory applications. From business plan and risk framework through to regulator engagement and submission.
- Multi-jurisdiction experience: Gibraltar (GFSC), UAE (VARA / ADGM), Estonia, Labuan, and Lithuania
- Application categories: VASP, DLT, derivatives, digital securities, and e-money
- Business plan development, capital adequacy framework, and risk frameworks (KRIs, registers, dashboards)
- Insurance fund design and liquidation engine design for derivatives venues
- Regulator liaison and ongoing compliance architecture
Best for · Fintechs applying for VASP, DLT, or derivatives licences · Crypto firms entering Gibraltar or the UAE · Digital asset issuers and platforms
Independent oversight · Audit committee · Technical governance
Board service for regulated fintechs and DLT-licensed firms. A rare combination: hands-on builder, regulatory familiarity, and audit committee experience.
- Independent Non-Executive Director with technical depth across engineering, AI, and blockchain
- GFSC Regulated Individual; current Chair of Audit Committee at Tap Global
- Strategic oversight on product, technology infrastructure, and risk
- Audit committee leadership: financial controls, internal audit, and risk supervision
- Crypto, DeFi market-making, and quantitative trading governance experience
Best for · DLT-licensed fintechs needing technical iNEDs · Regulated digital asset firms · Hedge funds with crypto or quant exposure · Technology-forward boards
Ordered to lead with the trading career as the credibility anchor, then chronological from there.
Arb Financial Group · Gibraltar
Led the quantitative trading desk. Post-2008, the desk became Europe's largest prop group in futures-roll trading.
- Desk delivered $20-28M annual P&L over a 6-year streak (2011 to 2017) on $75M Eurex margin.
- Eurex HFT market-making in FESX, FGBL, FDAX futures; Swiss options market-making; statistical arbitrage strategies.
- Scaled the team to 20+ quants, engineers, and researchers.
- Built proprietary low-latency C++ infrastructure and systematic strategies.
GSX Group · Gibraltar
- Developed digital CSD; designed and launched eOTC platform.
- Secured licences in Gibraltar, Estonia, and Labuan.
Firstbloc Limited · Gibraltar
Founded a Gibraltar-licensed digital asset broker. Backed by a Kuwaiti fintech sponsor.
- Named applicant on the Gibraltar VASP submission to GFSC; licence granted for regulated broking activities.
- Architected institutional-grade digital asset exchange platform.
- Business wound down in the post-FTX fundraising winter; infrastructure acquired by leading US crypto firm.
BTSE Crypto Derivatives Exchange · Gibraltar
Led GFSC Stage 2 regulatory process and exchange architecture for BTSE's crypto derivatives venture. Engagement concluded when BTSE pivoted jurisdictions.
- Advanced the application to GFSC Stage 2 before BTSE pivoted jurisdictions.
- Insurance fund design, regulatory liquidation engine, capital adequacy framework.
- Full risk framework: KRIs, risk registers, interactive dashboards.
- Trading technology architecture; regulatory liaison with Gibraltar FSC.
Baus Capital, Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund · USA
Strategic oversight of trading operations, crypto market making strategy, and AI/ML research direction.