Nick Walling appointed as Head of Governance Risk and Compliance Advisory at Equiom Corporate Services (Middle East) Limited.

Equiom Corporate Services (Middle East) Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Walling as Head of Governance Risk and Compliance Advisory Dubai based in the UAE. 

Nick brings with him more than 40 years of experience in financial services. He boasts a wealth of commercial banking, regulation and compliance experience having worked at several financial firms across the UK and UAE, including NatWest bank and the Central Bank of UAE.

Most recently, Nick worked at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) as Senior Manager, Supervision, covering a range of activities ranging from licensing, supervision application support, and enquiries. His knowledge and experience of the DFSA rules and regulations will be integral to his role and will help him to grow and develop Equiom in the DIFC, as well as support the business’ expansion plans in the region. 

Angela Knight, Managing Director of Equiom Corporate Services (Middle East) Limited said of his appointment: 

‘We are excited to welcome Nick to the team, his experience will add great value to the existing compliance team, as well as to Equiom’s overall Governance, Risk and Compliance offering. Nick has extensive experience dealing with clients to support their licence applications and his strong relationships within the DFSA and advisory firms will strengthen our existing capacity to support our clients.’

Nick Walling, the newly appointed Head of Governance Risk and Compliance Advisory Dubai added:

‘I’m thrilled to join Equiom and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. Managing such a diverse team of compliance and advisory professionals is very exciting, and I am eager to understand and learn the values and culture of Equiom both in the DIFC and as a Group. My real focus will be on ensuring high standards of compliance services, bringing in new business, and supporting new and existing clients with their applications with regulators.”

For more information visit www.equiomgroup.com