Brian is the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO for AIB.
Prior to re-joining AIB in the summer of 2022, he was Head of Financial Crime and MLRO for Barclays Europe, based in Frankfurt. Before that he held a number of senior Risk & Compliance roles.
He originally trained as an Aviation Finance lawyer in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and subsequently developed a wide legal practice which encompassed Banking Law, Structured Finance, Litigation (both Criminal and Commercial), Regulatory Compliance, Data Protection and Commercial law. Brian spent 8 years practicing as a criminal defence lawyer before courts of all jurisdiction in Ireland and is an experienced courtroom advocate.