Gareth
Ling
MD/Chief Regulatory Officer
Astana Financial Services Authority
Mr Ling is an experienced regulator and compliance professional, having worked for well over 20 years in a senior capacity in regulatory bodies such as the (former) UK Financial Services Authority, the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Following this, Mr Ling spent 10 years in the private sector, first heading Compliance and Financial Crime functions for Barclays Bank PLC in both Qatar/QFC and then Dubai/DIFC, and then as Société Générale's Regional Head of Compliance &Financial Crime for the Middle East (based in Dubai), from which he joined the AFSA in December 2020. Mr Ling has a Joint Honours degree in Politics & Economics.