The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has appointed Gillian Browning as Director of the Fiduciary Supervision Policy and Innovations Division. She will replace Philip Marr, who is retiring
Gillian joins the Commission from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) where she supervised a wide range of financial institutions including, most recently, large retail banks. She has significant experience of authorisations decision-making and played a leading role in the Financial Services Authority’s ‘difficult cases’ team.
Gillian joined the Financial Services Authority from the Cabinet Office, where she was a Minister’s Private Secretary and Policy Officer.
The Commission has also announced that Philip Marr has been appointed to the part-time role of Commission Economist. In practice this will be a portfolio role drawing on Philip’s extensive regulatory experience where he will also monitor, and contribute to, financial stability issues, participate in Risk Governance Panels and be available to discuss early stage innovation ideas.