Dickon, a former bank CEO and Accenture alumnus, founded Themis to fight financial crime with AI and accessible due diligence. With 25+ years in banking and tech across MENA and the UK, he’s a global voice for using innovation to expose illicit activity and protect people, business, and planet. He’s proud to introduce the exceptional team behind Themis.
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Dickon is a former bank CEO and ex-Accenture alumnus. Over his 25-year career in banking and technology, Dickon has used, evaluated and purchased many competitor compliance systems and has led numerous programmes to digitise core banking operations.
As the founder of Themis, he is determined to tackle and prevent the significant repercussions financial crime has on people, on businesses and on the environment. He is a passionate believer in using technology and AI both as a force for good and to democratise due diligence, so it is something everyone can do easily, as part of an everyday habit, both at work and at home. In this way, it becomes virtually impossible for criminals to operate in the shadow economy and profit from their illicit activities without being detected and reported. Dickon has lived and worked in the MENA region for the last 20 years, with Barclays Bank, Abu Dhabi Finance (a Mubadala new build), FAB UAE (Formally National Bank of Abu Dhabi) and laterally as the CEO of FAB UK.
Dickon is on the Steering Committee for Global Organisations, a social and economic development partnership between the Governments of the UAE, India and Japan. He is also a member of the UAE - UK Business Council helping to promote greater trade and investment between the two countries. Dickon is a member of Transparency International and holds an ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering and a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Edinburgh. Dickon is a leading voice on the international stage promoting the safe use of AI and technology as a force for good in the fight against financial crime.
Colin Fraser is a Themis board member and former corporate and investment banker who has worked around the world for 28 years in markets including Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. Most recently he ran Wholesale Banking for one of the largest banks in the Middle East. He has also helped facilitate infrastructure funding for developing countries.
Colin has experience across the banking spectrum focusing on clients from Government, Multinational Corporations and Global Financial Institutions through to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises where growing financing was a key priority.
He has successfully built a range of client franchises and helped to pioneer digital banking in the Middle East. Recently he played a key role in helping deliver a major M&A process in the UAE banking space. He has recently returned to be based in London where he is focused on his Non Executive roles, Angel investment and Advisory work.
Matthew is the current CFO for Disruptive Investments for Mubadala, and is an accomplished finance professional having worked in the finance & treasury industry for over 30 years in both the public and private sector both in the UK and in the Middle East.
He is a qualified member and a Past President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and was awarded Fellowship status in recognition of his contribution to the profession in 2009. He also holds Fellowship status with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Chartered Group of Management Accountants and an elected specialist of the Institute of Risk Management. In 2018, Matthew was awarded the John Grout award for his contribution to the treasury, risk and corporate finance profession by the Association becoming only the second ever recipient.
