Sam_Woods_(civil_servant)

Sam Woods (civil servant)

Sam Woods (civil servant)

New Zealand-born British civil servant

Sam Woods is a New Zealand-born British civil servant. In July 2016, he became the deputy governor of the Bank of England, and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees the UK banking and insurance sectors.[1][2][3] As head of the PRA, he succeeded Andrew Bailey, who became the head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Prior to his role at the Bank, Woods held positions at HM Treasury, UK Financial Investments, the Independent Commission on Banking, and earlier at Diageo and McKinsey.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sam Woods appointed as new PRA chief". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Sam Woods - Executive Director, Insurance Supervision". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    Tim Wallace (8 April 2016). "George Osborne picks Bank of England insider Sam Woods to be new City enforcer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    Treanor, Jill (8 April 2016). "Sam Woods appointed Bank of England deputy governor". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2016.


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