Charles David Randell CBE (born June 1958) became chairman of Britain's Financial Conduct Authority and Chair of the Payments Systems Regulator in April 2018. Charles has been a key supporter of transforming the FCA into a data-led regulator, and speaks widely of the need to exploit new data and digital capabilities to help regulators become more efficient and effective.[1][2][3] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to Financial Stability and Climate Change Policy.[4]

Prior to this appointment he had been an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee. He was a Partner at Slaughter and May from 1989 to 2013 specialising in corporate finance law.[3]

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  1. ^ "Charles Randell given dual regulatory roles by Treasury". News.sky.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ Smith, Rebecca (5 January 2018). "Charles Randell appointed new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority". Cityam.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Charles Randell - Bank of England". Bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N10.