John Kernan

Head REGIS-TR UK, SIX at Regis-TR

John Kernan was appointed CEO of REGIS-TR UK Ltd in July 2020, after his role as COO of REGIS-TR UK since April 2019, and a member of the executive management of REGIS-TR S.A. since 2014. In over 25 years in securities services, John has held multiple executive roles, mainly at Clearstream and Deutsche Bank in the UK and Luxembourg, and also at State Street in Ireland where he was Head of Custody Operations.

Previously a lecturer on Custody and Registration for the Irish Fund Industry Association, he is now a regular writer and speaker on European trade reporting regulation. A dual national of the UK and Republic of Ireland, John holds a combined honours degree in Arts & Social Sciences from the University of Kent.