The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Sheree Howard has been appointed as executive director of risk and compliance oversight (R&CO).

She is currently interim director of R&CO, having joined the FCA as a senior adviser in December 2017.

Prior to joining the regulator, Howard spent more than 25 years in financial services, most recently as director of advisory, commercial and private banking conduct and regulatory affairs at the Royal Bank of Scotland, and before that at Direct Line Group and Churchill Insurance.

During this time, she held a range of senior roles within pricing, acquisitions, sales, divestment, risk and compliance, alongside the more traditional actuarial work.

FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey said: “Sheree brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and has already made a real contribution to the FCA as a senior adviser and as interim director of risk and compliance oversight."

Howard said: “Having spent just under two years at the FCA, I am excited to be able to take up this role on the executive committee, I am looking forward to working with everyone in risk and compliance oversight as well as with the executive, board and the rest of the FCA in helping to deliver our strategic aims.”

She replaces Barbara Frohn, who left the FCA earlier this year.

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