Mark Lester
Director
Industry Experience
Mark has over 30 years’ experience in Financial Services and has been a senior manager with responsibility for the back office and transfer agency functions at Framlington and Fuji-Lord Abbett and as Financial Controller of the MGM Assurance Group, including the Unit Trust Management Company. As part of these appointments, Mark was responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations including those with respect to client money.
Mark has been a consultant since 2001; assignments have included the design and implementation of operational and financial processes; client money processes and bank account structures of platforms, service providers and asset managers. In addition, he has undertaken remediation of processes and reconciliations, operating model design, outsource provider and system selection, as well as regulatory support, client money training and advice.
Professional Qualifications
BSc. (Hons) D.I.S. Accounting and Financial Management, Loughborough; Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.