Douglas Thomson

Douglas Thomson has extensive experience in compliance roles within the financial services industry, currently serving as a Senior Compliance Officer at Santander since June 2023, focusing on Private Side Compliance. Prior to this, Douglas worked at Nomura as a Compliance Officer, leading Private Side Compliance for the EMEA region from January 2014 to March 2023. Douglas's career also includes significant positions at UBS Investment Bank from March 1997 to December 2013, where responsibilities included overseeing compliance for Investment Banking Division, Research, and Control Room activities in Asia while based in Hong Kong. Earlier roles include Compliance Officer at Barclays Global Investors and Internal Control at Barclays Stockbrokers. Douglas holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Strathclyde, obtained from 1988 to 1992.