Written on: 23 January 2025

Financial Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) is pleased to launch its Board mentoring programme for 2025. FMSB successfully piloted the programme over the past 18 months, with two candidates taking part.  

The 2025 programme offers the opportunity for an individual and/or individuals (depending on the candidates and level of interest) who aspires to Board roles in the future to gain valuable governance experience outside of their firm, as well as contributing their perspective to the FMSB Limited Board.  

Niki Beattie, Non-Executive Director, Financial Markets Standards Board Limited said: 

“We know from running this programme for the past 18 months that it benefitted both the candidates as well as FMSB, by giving them practical, hands-on governance experience, as well as bringing valuable, diverse perspectives to our own discussions.  

We will need more diversity at the top in wholesale markets and, in time, we hope that the programme will help develop the experience of a diverse group at senior level in the industry, increasing the pool of talent available to draw on. We also hope it will inspire other firms to run similar programmes if they do not already. We had two excellent candidates take part in the first programme, already going from strength to strength in their careers, and I look forward to meeting and working with the successful candidate/s for 2025.”  

By the end of the programme, the successful candidate/s will have had one year’s practical experience of observing a Board and its Committees from the inside, and hands-on director training.  They will have also gained experience and knowledge about FMSB’s work with Members, regulators and other key stakeholders, as well as extending their network. 

FMSB is grateful to Teneo People Advisory for their continued support with the recruitment process, which aims to mirror a genuine board recruitment process, in order to provide applicants with valuable experience of how this works.  

To find out more watch a video with Niki talking with former candidates Sabina and Emma, as well as FMSB Limited Board members about the programme. 

Access information about how to apply. 

Notes to editors 

About FMSB: 

  • Created out of the Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR) in 2015, FMSB brings together its Members from banks, investment institutions, infrastructure and information providers, corporates, pension funds and interdealer brokers, to develop Standards, Statements of Good Practice and Spotlight Reviews that raise standards of behaviour, competence and awareness – to promote the fairness and effectiveness of global wholesale financial markets. 
  • FMSB Non-Executive Director Niki Beattie is CEO and Founder of Market Structure Partners, an independent consulting firm and has more than 14 years of experience as an independent board director of both public and private institution. She is a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Secondary Markets Advisory Committee and was also a member of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee for six years. Prior to setting up Market Structure Partners, Niki spent 14 years at Merrill Lynch in roles including EMEA Head of Market Structure. See details of the full FMSB Limited Board. 

 

For more information/ media inquiries:
Laura Conaghan
+44 (0)7929 72669
Laura.conaghan@fmsb.com 

 

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