OBSL - Operations & Business Solutions Ltd.

John is a very experienced Operations Manager, working for over 20 years in Fixed Income, Treasury and Project Management. He is highly motivated and uniquely placed to provide support and leadership in both line and project roles. He can provide that key link between the business user and technology.

John has worked for a number of top tier investment banks before setting up OBSL. He has implemented major process change and project delivery, including the global realignment of functions, delivery of eCommerce products and implementation of new processing platforms. He also has experience with merger related projects.

Most recently, John has managed the Operational Workstream for a major Fixed Income programme at a top tier investment bank, resulting in the successful implementation of a single European processing platform.

Phillip is a highly experienced investment banker with 25 years experience in Trading, Treasury and Capital Markets. He possesses a wide range of knowledge of Investment and Commercial Banking.

Most recently he has been involved in the implementation of a clearing system for and had previously managed the development and marketing of several Internet products – trading, clearing and showcase platforms - for a French investment bank. He has managed various treasury-trading functions and had risk and credit management responsibilities for those functions.

His experience includes significant change management and post merger integration projects including the integration of an FX business. He has a very sound record of successful business development, system implementation and profit delivery - through strong strategic, project and team management.

Craig is a highly experienced Broker/Manager with over 13 years service divided between the natural gas market and foreign exchange. Self-motivated with strong business development skills. Fluent in both French and Spanish and with German spoken, Craig developed an extensive network of European contacts.

Craig now uses his foreign exchange expertise to provide client orientated, bespoke foreign exchange service, ranging from trade execution to full review of client needs.

Ian has 20 years operational experience within the financial services industry. He has worked for a variety of brokers and top tier investment banks. He has also worked as part of a joint venture where operational functions were outsourced. This was primarily for Money Market business.

As well as his deep business expertise, Ian has developed key IT skills and is now focussing on web design and database development.

Michael Simmons has been involved with the securities industry throughout his career, focusing primarily on settlement and operational aspects within broker’s and investment banks. In the past, he gained hands-on experience in, but also managerial responsibility for many operational areas (including debt, money markets and equity), and for various operational functions across both domestic and international markets.

Michael is a highly experienced business analyst covering all aspects of the End-to-End Process, providing specific focus on process efficiency, control and risk reduction, whilst bringing a highly structured approach to his assignments. He is an experienced trainer on operational topics (including ISMA seminars), and is the author of Securities Operations; A Guide to Trade and Position Management (ISBN 0471497584, publisher John Wiley).

Ken has 30 years experience of Operations Management within the Cash and Treasury areas of Foreign and Investment Banks. In more recent years he has used his wide and extensive knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards and payment systems to achieve higher STP rates along with the reduced operational costs demanded by the current global financial market environment. His SWIFT messaging and payment skills have also been used in the training of banking staff in payments and static data capture areas.

OBSL has a number of associates that can assist with your project: