Ed’s career began in HM Customs and Excise (now HMRC) where he spent 9 years as an investigator, the last 5 with the National Investigation Service prosecuting money-launderers. He then moved into the private sector joining Dresdner Kleinwort (DrKW) where he had oversight of the account opening team and undertook a varied role in his capacity as Deputy MLRO. In 2005, Ed joined Lehman Brothers as the European Money Laundering Compliance Officer and from there to Macquarie and Societe Generale, holding the CF11 / MLRO positions, focusing on FinCrime (including Bribery & Corruption and Tax Evasion) before moving in 2012 to Deutsche Bank (DB). 

At DB, he undertook two distinct roles, the first where he spent 4 years as the CF11/MLRO and EMEA Head of Financial Crime, building out a team responsible for supporting the Investment Bank, Asset Manager and Wealth Management businesses across the region. The second as the Global Head of KYC where he was tasked by the board to redesign and enhance the global KYC framework, its processes and standards.  After DB, Ed worked at Standard Chartered and Scotia Bank in Regional FCC Head roles, with broader FinCrime responsibilities (including Fraud & Cybercrime). At Scotiabank he successfully delivered a 3-year strategic FinCrime change programme.

In March 2023  Ed joined Entain PLC, a FTSE 100 company  in the international sports betting and gambling sector.  As the Group MLRO & Global Head of Anti Financial Crime he leads a team of over 150 crime fighters across 20 countries.