Christopher French

Christopher French has a diverse work experience spanning over 15 years. Christopher started their career at East Anglian Property Management Agency as a Lettings Negotiator, where they quickly took on additional responsibilities and became a key asset to the firm. In 2010, they had a Summer Internship at Credit Suisse as an Equity Derivatives Product Controller, where they gained valuable experience and developed strong time management and organizational skills.

Christopher then joined Credit Suisse as a Business Analyst in 2011, working in Commodities Line Product Control. In this role, they led projects and implemented changes across the department, managed daily P&L production and analysis, and produced reports for senior management. Christopher also played a crucial role in the deployment of the team to Poland.

In 2012, Christopher moved to Accenture as a Business Analyst - Consultant Capital Markets. Christopher led various projects, including MiFID II transaction reporting, best execution, and product taxonomy projects. Christopher also served as a lead business analyst and project manager for a global conduct risk initiative for a Wealth Management Firm. Christopher stayed with Accenture until 2017.

After leaving Accenture, Christopher joined KPMG as a Manager in Management Consulting - Capital Markets. Christopher led projects focused on EMIR valuation reporting and cross-regulation transaction reporting remediation. Christopher also played a role in developing knowledge-sharing mechanisms across projects and supported large proposal initiatives.

Christopher's most recent role was with Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) as a Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager. In this hybrid role, they served as the lead business analyst and project manager for multiple EMIR remediation and change projects. Christopher also led various Dodd Frank Act reporting remediation projects.

Their most current position is with Droit as a Business Development professional, starting in 2020.

Christopher French attended Durham University from 2008 to 2011, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) degree in Economics. Prior to that, they attended Colchester Sixth Form College from 2006 to 2008, but no specific degree or field of study information is provided for this period. In terms of additional certifications, Christopher obtained the PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management in June 2020 and the PRINCE2® Practitioner Certificate in Project Management in July 2020 from AXELOS Global Best Practice.