Key People

Simon Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Simon is considered to be one of the leading experts on the global securities services industry.

He started his career with Coopers & Lybrand as a chartered accountant, and spent four years with S.G. Warburg before spending five years with KPMG Management Consultants managing the securities and investment consultancy business. Prior to co-founding Thomas Murray he spent three years as an Executive Director of Davis International Banking Consultants, specialising in strategic bank consulting and primary research into the banking industry.

Nick Bradley

Director, Investor Services

Prior to joining Thomas Murray, Nick was a Managing Director with Standard & Poor’s from 1993 to 2006 where he was European Practice Leader for the Fund Ratings & Research Group and Standard & Poor’s Governance Services. He is responsible for global institutional client relationship management and channel partners.

Prior to Standard & Poor’s, Nick held a number of progressively senior corporate and investment banking positions with leading international banks including Lloyds Bank, BancBoston, Bank of America and Credit Agricole.

Derek Duggan

Director, Data Services

Derek has been with Thomas Murray since the foundation of the company in 1994. He is Head of the Data Services business of Thomas Murray. This involves sales of Thomas Murray's Custody & Settlement Infrastructural Risk Ratings, Depository Service Risk Assessments and Securities Market Profiles which assist institutional investors in managing their local market risk exposure. He also sells these services, including the web delivery tools, in White Labelled form to numerous broker/dealers, investment banks, custodians and other financial groups globally.

Prior to joining Thomas Murray, Derek was head of Euromoney's Global Research business where he managed major industry syndicated studies and published research reports in the legal and financial services area, having previously held positions at IFR Publishing.

Roger Fishwick

Director, Investor Services

Roger joined Thomas Murray in January 2000 from Prudential Portfolio Managers where he was Group Treasurer, responsible for the back office, treasury and securities lending functions of the investment management subsidiary of Prudential plc. Roger was central to PPM projects to reselect its global custodian, outsource UK custody, centralise its futures clearing and integrate Scottish Amicable Investment Managers, redevelop its entire systems platform and develop the investment accounting and reporting infrastructure. He is responsible for rating global custodians and added value services including treasury, fund accounting, fund administration, alterative investment FOHF custodians, administrators and transfer agents.

Prior to joining Prudential Portfolio Managers, Roger spent 10 years in the oil sector, where he qualified as an accountant and joined the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Tim Reucroft

Director, Investor Services

Tim is an expert in capital market infrastructures with a particular emphasis on clearing and settlement. He joined Thomas Murray in January 2001 conducting research and risk analysis of the European securities markets. He now heads up the firm’s management consultancy practice supporting major institutional funds review their operations, administration and custody arrangements. In addition he has assisted countries modernise their capital markets by benefiting from the experiences of consolidation, harmonisation and best market practices derived from Western Europe. He has advised on the infrastructures in Russia, Ukraine, Poland and South Africa.

Previously, Tim worked for Capco and KPMG as a consultant, Salomon Brothers as Head of Derivative Operations in London and at LIFFE where he was Head of Compliance.

John Woodhouse

Group COO and Director, Capital Markets Group

John joined Thomas Murray in February 2001 as director with responsibility for research and risk analysis in the Asia Pacific securities market. In his current role for Thomas Murray, he is responsible for operations of the Group. He is director of the Capital Market Group which provides assessments sub-custodians, CSDs and capital market infrastructure as well as providing securities market information for the Data Services division. A key responsibility is directing CSD public ratings. He maintains close liaison with depositories, clearing houses, regulators and various custodial banks.

Prior to joining Thomas Murray, John had worked for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as a part of the senior management team that reported to the Governor of the central bank and had been a director of the New Zealand Central Securities Depository (NZCSD).