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Alex Kuczynski
General Counsel and Executive Director of
Corporate Services
Role
Alex is responsible for the Corporate
Services division which comprises
the General Counsel team, Finance
(including risk, procurement and
facilities), Human Resources, Information
Technology, and Economics, Strategy
and Analytics. The role brings together
the professional and support services for
the FRC. Its effectiveness is critical to the
Transformation Programme.
Experience
Prior to joining the FRC, Alex was Chief
Corporate Affairs Officer and an Executive
Board Director at the Financial Services
Compensation Scheme (FSCS). As a lawyer,
Alex was firstly Head of Legal at FSCS, but
over 20 years with the organisation held
various roles and worked on a wide range
of financial services issues, particularly
those concerned with actual or potential
consumer detriment across investment
business, insurance and banking, and often
collaborating closely with Government,
regulators and industry stakeholders.
Kate O'Neill
Director of Stakeholder Engagement and
Corporate Affairs
Role
Kate leads the Stakeholder Engagement
and Corporate Affairs function with
responsibility for delivering a coordinated
international engagement programme
for all stakeholders across the whole of
the FRC’s remit. She is also responsible
for marketing and brand, employee and
change communications, media relations,
digital communications and public affairs.
Experience
Previously, Kate was Head of Corporate
Development at Jupiter Asset
Management, where she was responsible
for corporate strategy, investor relations
and communications. She was the
Managing Director of Investor Relations
at Lloyds Banking Group during the
financial crisis, before becoming a Partner
at Brunswick and then at Maitland
advising global clients on capital markets
and communications issues. After
qualifying as a lawyer, Kate spent most of
her career in the financial services sector
in the UK, Europe and Australasia, holding
senior leadership roles in distribution
and alternative assets at AMP Asset
Management, Henderson Global Investors
and RBS Asset Management.