founder and principal consultant
Steve Middleton MBA, MA, PGDip, MIoD, FRSA
Steve has over 28 years of professional experience in financial services, the ministry of defence and the charities sector. He is currently the Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair of an AIM-Listed PLC and is an Executive Director (SMF 3) of two fund managers in the UK and the Compliance Officer for one of them (SMF 16/17). He is also a Nominated Officer for a Trust and Corporate Services Provider.
He was previously the Chief Administration Officer of Global Markets UK at BNP Paribas and was the COO of BNP Paribas UK Ltd. He also chaired three other companies and was COO for two others. These roles were mainly focused on governance, regulation and risk management.
He gained extensive experience in over 20 years of regulatory structuring and legal roles during his time at BNP Paribas and Tokyo-Mitsubishi International, project managing and setting up several UCITS and non-UCITS funds, SPVs in various jurisdictions and focusing on the regulatory and tax issues in various client-facing roles. His career started in 1995 in the RAF where he was in Administration.
Steve holds an MBA from the Open University, an MA in Management from Exeter University and a PGDip in Management Research from the University of Bradford. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Institute of Directors.