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DARRAGH MCCARTHY
FOUNDER & CEO
Darragh McCarthy is the CEO and Founder of FinTrU. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and remained there until late 2012. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Darragh was based in London, Frankfurt and New York and held various responsibilities including Global COO for Institutional Securities, COO for EMEA, Head of Fixed Income Sales North America and Head of Fixed Income Sales EMEA.
In 2013 Darragh founded FinTrU recognising the increasing demand from Global Investment Banks for high-quality resources to navigate the ever-increasing regulatory landscape. Whilst managed as a profit-driven organisation, Darragh also considers FinTrU as having a social purpose to create high-quality professional employment on the island of Ireland.
Darragh has a First Class Honours BComm International from University College of Dublin, Ireland. He has been nominated for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. Darragh speaks fluent German and Dutch.
DARRAGH MCCARTHY
FOUNDER & CEO
Darragh McCarthy is the CEO and Founder of FinTrU. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and remained there until late 2012. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Darragh was based in London, Frankfurt and New York and held various responsibilities including Global COO for Institutional Securities, COO for EMEA, Head of Fixed Income Sales North America and Head of Fixed Income Sales EMEA.
In 2013 Darragh founded FinTrU recognising the increasing demand from Global Investment Banks for high-quality resources to navigate the ever-increasing regulatory landscape. Whilst managed as a profit-driven organisation, Darragh also considers FinTrU as having a social purpose to create high-quality professional employment on the island of Ireland.
Darragh has a First Class Honours BComm International from University College of Dublin, Ireland. He has been nominated for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. Darragh speaks fluent German and Dutch.
FinTrU achieves ISO 27001 certification for information protection and security
BY CONOR DONNELLY
MONDAY 1 APRIL 2019
FinTrU has been awarded ISO 27001 certification, the world's highest accreditation for information protection and security. The certificate validates the delivery of financial and related services and associated support functions from all FinTrU offices in Belfast, London and Derry/Londonderry.
The independent assessment was carried out by Certification Europe (UK) Ltd and deemed FinTrU to comply with the requirements of ISO 27001:2013. Maintenance of the certification requires an annual review and a three-year re-certification, giving FinTrU’s clients confidence that their data is continuously protected under these standards.
Richard McGuinness, FinTrU Chief Operating Officer, said “Achieving ISO 27001 certification is a highly significant and important accomplishment. FinTrU has shown its commitment to the highest levels of security, and demonstrated we have all the necessary controls in place to ensure that this strict standard is met by its technology, people and processes. By benchmarking our policies and procedures against this internationally recognised standard, our clients can be assured of resilience and excellence of our service”.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of the organisation. It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks tailored to the needs of the organisation.
In achieving this certification, FinTrU has implemented comprehensive information security practices that protect its users and their information in accordance with internationally recognised standards.
Photo caption: Ross Gillespie (Vice President IT, FinTrU) and Richard McGuinness (Chief Operating Officer, FinTrU)
About FinTrU
Founded in December 2013, FinTrU is a multi-award winning financial services company that is committed to giving local talent the opportunity to work on a global stage with the largest international investment banks. FinTrU provides its clients with high quality, cost-effective, near-shore resourcing solutions. FinTrU’s products are: Legal, Risk, Compliance, KYC, Operations and Consultancy. Its clients are all Tier 1 Investment Banks based in London, New York, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Paris. FinTrU currently employs 360+ staff at its two Belfast city centre offices and Derry/Londonderry.
