Esrar has over twenty years of regulatory, industry and consulting experience, gained at the Financial Services Authority (predecessor to the FCA), a Big Four advisory firm and various industry roles within large banking organisations. Esrar brings with him a deep capability across banking, payments, digital assets, private banking and wealth management with particular skills in advising firms going through significant change.

Commenting on his appointment, Esrar noted

Braithwate has a strong set of capabilities and I was attracted to the strategic nature of its work with clients. It already had a strong understanding of capital markets and, with my appointment, we can now offer unrivalled expertise to financial services firms across the spectrum of the market. I was particularly impressed by its knowledge and understanding of technology and this makes us well placed to support firms with harnessing the benefits of technology and to build out our own Regtech platform.”

James Nicholls (Founder and Managing Director) commented

“We first started talking to Esrar over a year ago and are delighted that he has come onboard. Esrar is a talented advisor and highly respected by his clients - it’s a big boost to our capability. Esrar has an ambidextrous skillset and will be instrumental in helping us build our brand, proposition and client base. I’m excited for 2022!”