The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has appointed four senior managers as part of its latest restructure.The appointments include:Deborah Marshall: general counsel;Simon McArley: general manager, financial markets and corporate fraudNick Paterson: general man
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has appointed four senior managers as part of its latest restructure.
The appointments include:
Deborah Marshall: general counsel;
Simon McArley: general manager, financial markets and corporate fraud
Nick Paterson: general manager, fraud and corruption
Rhys Metcalfe: general manager, fraud detection & intelligence
Chief executive Adam Feeley said the appointments were key to delivering on the SFO’s objectives and represent the conclusion of the office’s restructure.
“The first half of this year has been an extremely demanding one for SFO as we have implemented significant internal changes while also getting on top of numerous investigations.
"These appointments bring an impressive range of expert skills into the SFO, enabling us to deliver on our statement of intent.”
Mr Feeley said that in the past six months the SFO had completed 22 investigations; laid charges in respect of six cases; and secured convictions in seven other matters.
“The work of the SFO is not a volume game, but rather a focus on top-end, complex financial crimes. With a new management team on board the SFO can now focus on investigating and prosecuting cases that go to the heart of investor confidence in our financial markets, and public confidence in the integrity of our legal system.”
Ms Marshall was previously a partner at the Auckland Crown Solicitors, Meredith Connell, and before this has worked for the Police; Serious Fraud Office and Privacy Commission.
Mr McArley is currently the Director, Primary Markets at the Security Commission, and before this was Head of Regulation at the NZX, and a partner at Kensington Swan.
Mr Paterson is currently executive director, fraud investigation at Ernst &Young, and before that has worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, McCallum Petterson in New Zealand, and the Financial Services Authority and Ernst & Young in the UK.
Mr Metcalfe has 20 years of law enforcement experience with the SFO and the New Zealand Police, and is currently a supervising senior at the SFO.
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