The acting Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to financial services, consumers and markets
We are delighted that Tracey McDermott has been awarded a CBE for services to financial services, consumers & markets #queensbirthdayhonours
— FCA (@TheFCA) June 13, 2016
Tracey MacDermott was appointed Acting Chief Executive in September 2015 having previously been Director of Supervision and Authorisations and prior to that Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime. Tracey joined the FCA’s predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in 2001.
Tracey graduated in Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and qualified as a solicitor in 1995. She specialised in commercial litigation, working for law firms in the UK, US and Brussels.