Stuart Holman

Prior to joining Kroll, Stuart served as a Managing Director at CCL Compliance/Waystone Compliance Solutions UK, a specialist financial services compliance consultancy established in 1988. Before that, he practiced as a commercial lawyer working at West End solicitors specializing in private company law.

Further, Stuart has assisted numerous firms to successfully obtain authorization, including the first UK FCA-regulated crowdfunder, the first two UK approved benchmarks and several London operations of the biggest global financial services firms. His expertise also spans assisting a broad spectrum of firms in compliance with the regulatory expectations in areas of governance, compliance risk management and conduct of business.

In his previous roles, he helped firms navigate the successful implementation of the ISD, MiFID I, AIFMFD, MiFID II, SMCR and Consumer Duty. Most recently he has been assisting firms in understanding the opportunities presented by the UK’s Smarter Regulatory Framework for financial services.

Stuart holds an LLB in business law and an LLM in corporate and commercial law. He was also admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1995.