Grant Morrison

Background

About Grant Morrison

A senior level Global Markets Professional with over two decades of experience driving strategic change, operational excellence, sales & trading support and regulatory compliance across top tier financial institutions. Deep cross-asset knowledge with a strong background in liquidity management, equity and fixed income derivatives, front-to-back process optimization, and product governance. Adept at leading business-aligned change initiatives, managing regulatory delivery, and enhancing control frameworks. A trusted senior leader with proven ability to partner with executive stakeholders, from C-suite to business heads, to achieve performance and growth objectives in complex, regulated environments. Skills & Achievements • Led strategic growth and change delivery - as Executive Director for Global Markets, overseeing client onboarding, regulatory governance (EMIR, MiFIR, MAR), and new product expansion across FX, interest rate swaps, futures, and Islamic funding. • Partnered with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams to drive front-to-back process enhancements, ensuring alignment with business performance targets and strategic agendas. • Directed regulatory transformation at First Abu Dhabi Bank as Head of Global Markets Operations, embedding Trade and transaction reporting functions under MiFID II and MAR frameworks. Led automation of BAU processes through bot technology, reducing operational risk and increasing efficiency. • Assisted on the build and implementation of Target Operating Model for structured notes at Credit Suisse, removing legacy inventory and reducing financial carry costs. • Strengthened equity derivatives controls at UBS following a major trading incident, leading exception resolution and presenting in senior risk forums. • Managed middle office teams across multiple top-tier institutions (Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch), delivering BAU oversight, trade lifecycle management, sales and trading support, exception handling, control sign-off across equity and rate derivatives. • Drove operational and cost efficiencies through offshore model reviews, change sign-off, and stakeholder collaboration with C-suite, business heads and operational leads.