Dubai's DFSA appoints former UK FCA executive Mark Steward as CEO
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Mark Steward, former FCA executive, will become the CEO of Dubai's DFSA starting May 19, 2025, succeeding Ian Johnston.
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) said on Tuesday it has appointed Mark Steward as its CEO for a three year term effective May 19, 2025.
Steward, who stepped down as the executive director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2023, will replace Ian Johnston.
The DFSA is the financial services regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Its mandate includes asset management, banking and credit services and commodities futures trading among others.
(Reporting by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan; Editing by Louise Heavens)
The article discusses the appointment of Mark Steward as the new CEO of Dubai's DFSA, effective May 2025.
Mark Steward is the former executive director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the UK's FCA.
The DFSA is the financial services regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre.
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