fscom appoints David Coolegem as Head of Capital Markets

David brings a wealth of experience in regulatory compliance consulting across the UK and Ireland, having worked closely with the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As an experienced GRC consultant, David is adept at helping capital markets clients navigate regulatory changes while ensuring operational readiness and resilience.

David’s extensive consulting experience includes leadership positions such as Head of Banking & Financial Services (BFS) GRC Advisory at Cognizant. His deep knowledge of the capital markets sector is further enhanced by his previous role as a Fixed Income Sales/Trader at Lehman Brothers. He has worked with investment banks, exchanges, securities services firms, clearing houses and brokerages.

David joins fscom to lead the growth of the company’s service offering in the capital markets sector. His key areas of expertise include MiFID II, Operational Resilience, Surveillance, SMCR, Consumer Duty and AML/KYC with significant experience in setting up GRC advisory practices with capabilities around regulatory change and ‘Regulation as a Service’ offerings.

Jamie Cooke, CEO of FSCom Limited, said: “David brings a wealth of experience and subject matter knowledge to our team of deep domain experts. He will be an invaluable asset to our clients at a time of evolving regulatory requirements such as the EMIR Refit Rules and potential shortening of settlement timeframes (T+1). David joins at an exciting time in fscom’s growth trajectory, and I look forward to working with him as we elevate the capital markets practice of our business to the next level.”

David Coolegem, Head of Capital Markets, added: “I am thrilled to join fscom at this pivotal time in their development. I welcome the opportunity to work with their portfolio of world-class financial services institutions and support the leadership team in the continued expansion of the capital markets business.”