About

Sarah Bray is a senior financial crime and regulatory professional with over 25 years of experience across global financial services, regulatory supervision, and compliance leadership. She currently serves as Chief Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for EMEA and Head of Financial Crime Prevention at StoneX Financial Ltd, a role she has held since January 2020.

In this capacity, Sarah leads Financial Crime Prevention across the EMEA region, covering anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, AEOI, responsible sourcing, and modern slavery. She provides assurance to the Board on regulatory compliance and systems and controls, oversees firm-wide financial crime risk assessments, and ensures effective investigation and escalation of suspicious activity. Sarah is a Group OpCo member, Chair of the Financial Crime Prevention Committee, and a regular attendee at Board, Audit, and Risk Committees.

Prior to StoneX, Sarah was Chief Product Officer & Head of Regulation at Lacuna Solutions, where she advised senior leadership on regulatory strategy and led product development focused on KYC, onboarding, and financial crime compliance. Earlier, she held senior compliance leadership roles at Peel Hunt, overseeing financial crime, client onboarding, and regulatory change.

Sarah also brings extensive regulatory experience from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and its predecessor, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), where she managed supervision of banks, investment firms, and market infrastructure, led complex risk assessments and s166 reviews, and acted as a subject matter expert in wholesale supervision.

Her career began in internal audit, building a strong foundation in governance, risk, and control frameworks that continues to underpin her leadership today.