Steve is the joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, which brings together the FCA’s investigation, enforcement, intelligence and market oversight functions.

Steve has had a career spanning 30 years working within government against a range of national security threats. For the majority of that time he was focused on the threats from terrorism, extremism and hostile states. More recently, as the Director of Intelligence at the National Crime Agency, he has helped lead the fight against Serious Organised Crime.

He has built and led proactive investigative and intelligence functions in a number of organisations, including 2 years in a major banking group. He has extensive experience of working with partners in the police, wider law enforcement and intelligence agencies both in the UK and overseas.

Steve was awarded an OBE in 2003.