Simon Gray 2021 Speaker

Head of Business Development & Marketing

BVI Finance

Biography

Simon is the Global Head of Business Development and Marketing at BVI Finance.  Simon is a senior financial services’ professional with strong international experience gained in the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as major experience in both public and in private sectors.

Combining an investigative background with 25+ years of first-hand experience of international financial services and product innovation and design, Simon has spent much of his working life in the private sector with senior roles at leading international finance houses, such as Barings and Barclays Wealth.   A prolific writer, published author and public speaker, Simon has a law degree and MBA and is a Fellow of the Chartered Securities and Investments Institute, as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Financial Services. Simon is also a Fellow of the Corporate Governance Institute (formerly ICSA) and a Fellow of the International Compliance Association. Simon sits on the National Advisory Committee of the Chartered Securities and Investments Institute as a Board Member – the NAC covers the Middle East, India and Sri Lanka. Simon teaches post graduate diploma courses in Corporate Governance and also Anti-money laundering.