Christopher Blakey
Formerly 30 years of financial services now turning my hand to other things like exam invigilating training to be a Driving instructor and other interesting avenues
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About
An organised, focused and decisive professional, operating with high standards of integrity, experienced in managing and influencing senior stakeholders to board and C-suite levels and building trusted client management relationships. Working in Financial Services, I have built a deep knowledge and experience in growing businesses and products, capable of developing and delivering complex client solutions, regulatory change and implementing major projects and programs. With a track record of driving successful global and regional projects to generate customer revenues, develop new products, deliver significant new infrastructure, realise business efficiencies and service delivery improvements.
Strong people skills in collaborating, communicating and influencing senior partners, leading global virtual/remote teams.
Experience
Exam Invigilator & University Administration at Cloudstone Agency (2025-01 – Present)
Cloudstone act as agents putting together schools and universities with exam invigilators and administrators.
- Anglia Ruskin University (London campus) – Exam Invigilator (November 2025) and Administration duties (March 2026)
- University of Central Lancashire (London campus) – Interview Administration (January 2026)
- City of London Academy – Exam Invigilator (Feb/March 2026)
- Birkbeck University of London - Exam Invigilator (March 2026)
- Anglia Ruskin University (London campus) – Exam Invigilator (April 2026)
- City of London Academy – Exam Invigilator (May/June 2026)
Head of Product and Product Owner, Global Proxy Distribution (GPD) at ISS STOXX (2022-03 – 2025-06)
Returning to a Financial Services Product role, my focus was in supporting the growth of the GPD business through strategic initiatives and product development.
- Owned the Product Roadmap and strategy through leading the GPD Business team to agree priorities and projects to grow the business, meet client requirements, maintain and support local market changes through best practices and regulatory compliance
- Delivered client needs, such as key strategic project addressing client privacy and confidentiality
- Innovated digital client mobile application for end investor/voting clients (ISS Xchange)
- Enhanced the company level Information Security policies and procedures, introducing and implementing TPAM (Total Privileged Access Management) and MFA (Multi Factor Authentication)
- Grew the brand through evolving marketing collateral as well as building social media presence and participating in industry forums and conferences
- Membership to the senior internal Project Review Board and the industry related CEJWG (Corporate Events Joint Working Group)
- Maintained and updated industry messaging compliance to ISO20022 SWIFT MX General Meeting messages
- As Product Owner, coordinated and liaised with the business team, sales and service as well as operations and technology/engineering
Account Executive, Fund Administration Operations at APEX Fund Services (2021-08 – 2021-11)
Operationally delivered daily NAV pricing, Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency and Payment services, including subs/reds.
- Daily NAV pricing
- Fund Accounting
- Transfer Agency
- Payment services including subscriptions/redemptions
Consultant (Asset Management and Asset Servicing), Risk & Regulatory Infrastructure at Axiom SL (2020-02 – 2020-11)
Lead Generation to connect with prospects and leading sales opportunities with asset managers, custody banks etc.
- Lead generation for asset managers
- Lead generation for custody banks
- Sales opportunity development
Global Product Head, Securities Services (Executive Director) at Standard Chartered Bank (2011-02 – 2020-02)
Product Owner providing Fund solutions to Asset Managers, Insurance Companies and Asset Owners globally across securities, funds and fiduciary products. Delivering key new products such as Distribution Support and FX Hedging, expanding into new markets e.g. setting up a Luxembourg depositary banking branch.
- Delivered key new products such as Distribution Support and FX Hedging
- Expanded into new markets e.g. setting up a Luxembourg depositary banking branch
- Led innovation and change through new system implementations
- Maintained key focus on the risk, regulatory and compliance framework
- Major focus on Project Management and Governance, Regulatory, Target Operating Model efficiencies, and Vendor selection
Education
BA (Honours) in Accountancy – London Metropolitan University
