Paul has 25 years of corporate secretarial, corporate governance and regulatory experience both in house and as a professional services consultant in the United Kingdom, Canada, Caribbean and the Middle East. He has worked for KPMG LLP and PwC in leadership roles and served in senior in-house roles for several listed financial services companies. He has also provided governance services to Mid-Cap and Large-Cap companies in Europe, North and South America and the Caribbean region. Paul has worked extensively with a diverse range of boards and senior management teams on governance matters.
Prior to starting his business, he was Head of Corporate Governance at First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the Gulf region, where he developed the Bank’s corporate governance framework, advised the Board and executive management on the new UAE Corporate Governance Regulations, refined the Bank’s management committee, and developed its international governance structure across twenty jurisdictions globally.
Paul is a certified life coach, group coach and certified emotional intelligence (EQ-i) assessor and practitioner, and provides governance solutions to small/mid-Cap organizations, board training in governance strategy, risk and compliance, and one-to-one executive coaching to mid-senior level professionals with a focus on leadership and EQ. Paul is the global lead facilitator for the ISO37000 Governance of Organizations certification, the leading program on governance thought leadership. He is an influential thought leader on EQ, leadership and sustainability in the corporate governance field and a highly sought after speaker, coach and consultant on a range of governance matters. Paul’s highly regarded book ‘EQ for the Governance Professional,’ explores the vast range of soft skills required of a successful governance practitioner.
Paul is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (CGIC) and holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Middlesex University (UK) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Leicester De Montfort University (UK).
