Richard Corbyn is the Director of Authorisations at Complyport, a leading regulatory compliance consulting firm supporting the UK financial services industry for around 20 years, ensuring delivery of first-class service and support to clients seeking FCA approval for Authorisation, Variation of Permission and Change in Control. Prior to joining Complyport, Richard worked for the FCA, the UK’s conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets, for more than 20 years. During this time, he held various positions, including Manager of the Authorisations Division, leading amongst others the Change in Control and Passporting teams. Before that, Richard was the Manager of the FCA Complaints Scheme and the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) team, during which he held primary responsibility for managing the FCA’s relationship with the Independent Complaints Commissioner. Richard had previously served as a Manager of the FSA (FCA predecessor) supervisory Triage team, where he oversaw risk-assessing and prioritising issues affecting retail financial firms. Before that, he worked for nine years at the Insurance Brokers Registration Council. Richard holds a bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute.