Michael Cole-Fontayn

Michael Cole-Fontayn is currently Chair of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), an Independent Director for JP Morgan Securities plc, Chair of the Board of International Business and Diplomatic Exchange (IBDE), Board member of FICC Markets Standards Board and a Board member of Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) Advisory Board Member of the British American Business, and a member of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum Advisory Board.

He was also Chair of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) from 2015-2021, Chair of Brown Shipley & Co Ltd, a former Advisory Board Member of TheCityUK, a member of the Court of Merchant Taylor’s Company, a former Advisory Board Member of TheCityUK and Master 2023/24.

Michael previously spent 35 years with BNY Mellon, the last seven as Chair of Europe, Middle East & Africa. Michael is Trustee of the mental health charity Charlie Waller Trust and the education charity Engage with China. He is also a patron for Women in Banking and Finance (WIBF) and City Veterans Network, and in 2019 he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from City of London Business School.