Previously group payments strategy director for Barclays Bank, Rob has also sat on the boards of SWIFT, BACS and CHAPS. In his present position at CLS he is responsible for adding new currencies to the global settlement engine for foreign exchange and for introducing NDF functionality to the system. Looking ahead, as FX becomes more and more of an asset class in its own right, it looks certain that Rob will continue to be busy so for work to come, and his contribution to the industry up until now, Rob is truly a deserving winner of our individual award.