Michael Lawrence is currently Managing Director, Global Head of Transaction & Processing Risk based in London.

In his role, Mr. Lawrence is responsible for the leadership of the Global Rates & Currencies Business Management functions throughout developed and emerging markets.

Before taking the Global CAO role in the first quarter of 2015, Mr. Lawrence was previously the EMEA Business Manager for Foreign Exchange and Local Markets joining the business in January 2009 supporting the EMEA regional management team. Prior to joining the business, Mr. Lawrence was part of ICG Operations Management and had responsibility for various groups within Markets Operations including FX, Treasury, Futures, Interest Claims, Brokerage & Trading Expenses. Before his involvement in Markets, Mr. Lawrence held a number of management roles at Citi since 1997 during a seven year tenure with Transaction Services Operations in the UK covering Balance Sheet Controls and subsequently in Zurich and Milan as a Senior Country Operations Officer.

Mr. Lawrence holds a BSc in Economics and Mathematical Sciences from Open University.