Ben Bowden

CEO

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain27 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 30 years of legal and compliance expertise.
  • Chief Legal Officer at Wincent, leading legal strategy.
  • Crypto native with extensive fintech experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned legal expert in the Fintech industry.

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Corporate GovernanceCapital MarketsSecuritiesCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligencePrivate EquityBankingCorporate LawInvestment BankingLegal AdviceSecurities RegulationRisk ManagementAMLDerivatives

About

• 30 yrs legal and compliance experience, both inhouse and in private practice in global roles • Crypto native, with payments and tradfi experience • Passionate about building the future of finance

Experience

Wincent

Chief Legal Officer

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Binance

Head of Legal, Europe

Jul 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Okx

3 roles

Deputy General Counsel, OK Group

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Apr 2024 · 8 mos · Singapore

  • Compliance and regulatory counsel

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Compliance, Regions, OK Group

Apr 2023 – Aug 2023 · 4 mos · Singapore

  • Leading the regional compliance team across OKX and Okcoin.

Head of Compliance, OKX Global

Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 · 7 mos · Singapore

Currencycloud

Head of Compliance and Regulatory, APAC

Sep 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr · Singapore

  • Responsible for all legal, compliance and regulatory issues across APAC. APAC MLRO.

Assembly payments

2 roles

COO and General Counsel

Promoted

Oct 2020 – Aug 2021 · 10 mos · Singapore

  • Responsible for legal, compliance, financial crime, risk and operations.

General Counsel

Apr 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Singapore

Standard chartered bank

8 roles

Chief Compliance Officer, SC Ventures

Jun 2018 – Jan 2019 · 7 mos

  • Compliance for Standard Chartered’s innovation department. Comprises 1) Accelerator lab, 2) Fintech investment fund and 3) internal VC platform for developing disruptive new digital businesses.

MD, Head, Compliance, Principal Finance

Mar 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Responsible for global compliance support to Standard Chartered's inhouse private equity business.

Head, Legal and Compliance, Transaction Banking

Promoted

Nov 2013 – Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • MD and Global head of the legal and compliance team supporting the Transaction Banking business at Standard Chartered, which comprises trade finance, cash management and securities services.

Head, Transaction Banking and Client Coverage, WB Legal and Compliance

Nov 2013 – Apr 2014 · 5 mos

  • MD and global head of the legal and compliance teams supporting the coverage department and the transaction banking product group.

Chief Operating Officer, Wholesale Banking Legal and Compliance

Oct 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Management role for the Wholesale Bank L&C department (approx 750 staff globally). MD position.

Regional Head of Legal, South-East Asia | Regional General Counsel South-East Asia

Jan 2009 – Oct 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Regional General Counsel, managing legal teams in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines.

Regional Head of Legal, South Asia | Regional General Counsel, South Asia

Nov 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Regional general counsel, managing India legal team.

Head of Capital Markets Legal | Global counsel to Capital Markets business

Sep 2006 – Oct 2011 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Joined the Bank to build a transactional legal team supporting the DCM business. Equity capital markets added later. Promoted to MD in 2008

Linklaters

Associate/Managing Associate | Legal Counsel

Jun 2000 – Aug 2006 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Singapore

Simmons & simmons

Paralegal/Trainee/Associate

Sep 1997 – Jun 2000 · 2 yrs 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

2 harcourt buildings

Pupil barrister

Sep 1996 – Sep 1997 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

Education

University of Oxford

MA (Hons) — English Literature

Jan 1991 – Jan 1994

Inns of Court School of Law

Bar Vocational Course

Jan 1995 – Jan 1996

De Montfort University

Common Professional Examination — Law

Jan 1994 – Jan 1995

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