Dubai financial regulator appoints new chief executive - The National

Dubai financial regulator appoints new chief executive - The National:

Dubai Financial Services Authority, the emirate’s financial services regulator, appointed a new chief executive to replace Ian Johnston who will retire at the end of this month.


Bryan Stirewalt will take over from Mr Johnston from October 1, the DFSA said in a statement on Wednesday night. Mr Stirewalt has been with the regulator for a decade, serving for the past eight years as managing director, supervision.

He supported the work of international standard-setting bodies through his role as the co-chair of the Basel Consultative Group, which provides a forum for deepening Switzerland’s Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s engagement with country heads.