Financial Sector Development and Policy

	Mr Michael Webb Managing Director, Financial Sector Development and Policy
	Mr Webb is a graduate in law of Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to joining the QFC Regulatory Authority, Mr Webb was a leading New Zealand commercial barrister specialising in securities, banking, corporate, insolvency and public regulatory law, acting in advisory, contentious business and transactional matters. He has been closely involved in financial markets, corporate and insolvency law development and reform. He has also acted in lead legal roles in regulatory regimes for the electricity and telecommunications sectors. From 1992 to 2003 he was a member and variously acting Chairman of the New Zealand Securities Commission. Other appointments have included as a director of significant New Zealand and Australian companies and recently Chair of the Ministerial Task Force on Financial Intermediaries in New Zealand.

	Mr John Leahy Director/ Legislative Counsel, Financial Sector Development and Policy
	Mr. Leahy has held distinguished positions within various jurisdictions across Australia and brings with him over 30 years of legislative drafting experience. Before joining the QFCRA, he worked as the Parliamentary Counsel for the Australian Capital Territory. Mr. Leahy was previously appointed as the Principal Legislative Counsel at the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department in 1996 and the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in 1990. Mr. Leahy holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Columbia and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Adelaide. He is a member of the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association. He was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in 2004 and appointed Senior Counsel in 2006.

	Mr Matthew Hampton Associate Director, Financial Sector Development and Policy
	Mr Hampton holds a PhD and MA from the Australian National University and graduated with a Bachelors of Economics Degree (Honours) from the University of Sydney. He has a strong background in policy development which has been honed over his six years of experience working on financial sector policy with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Commonwealth Department of the Treasury.

	Ms Prue Morris Associate Director, Financial Sector Development and Policy
	Ms Morris joins us from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in Australia. During her time there, Ms Morris was appointed as a Senior Policy Advisor and spent 7 years in this role. Prior to her experience with APRA, Ms Morris has also worked as Manager, Coal Competitiveness at the Department Industry, Science and Resources in Australia. Ms Morris holds a Bachelors degree in Law and Bachelors degree in Commerce from Bond University in Australia.

	Ms Apsara De Silva Paralegal
	Mrs. De Silva is a qualified Attorney-at-Law and holds a Bachelor of Law degree with honours from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. She has previously interned at F.J. & G De Seram, one of the leading law firms in Sri Lanka. Since then, Mrs. De Silva has further developed her legal expertise during her time with the Law Offices of Gebran Majdalany in Qatar. She is a member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and holds a diploma as a paralegal from the Thompson Education Direct Institute (USA).

	Mrs Natalie Saad Secretary, Financial Sector Development and Policy
	Mrs. Saad holds a degree in Political Science from the Lebanese University. She has previously worked as an Assistant Manager for a medical equipments company in Lebanon. Prior to her position with the department of Financial Sector Development and Policy, Mrs. Saad has worked as an Office Manager for a leading Communication and Branding Organisation in Qatar.