Paul Smith

Director

+44 7464 660809

paul@fingleton.com

Paul has extensive experience as a regulatory leader and consultant and helps stakeholders in regulated businesses successfully navigate strategic regulatory challenges. He draws on his insights into how regulators think and make decisions to help leaders of regulated businesses drive positive momentum.

Paul has over 20 years’ experience working within multi-jurisdictional regulators across a number of sectors, including energy, aviation, payments and post. He joined Fingleton from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) where he was a board member, the Director of the Consumers and Markets Group, and interim CEO. While at the CAA he led the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and NATS, including leading the team that delivered Heathrow’s latest price control, H7, and subsequent outcome of appeal. Paul was formerly Chief Executive of the Australian Energy Market Commission, where he worked closely with government ministers and companies across Australia and developed significant regulatory changes for Australia’s energy markets. He has also been Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy at the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) where he led market reviews and policy initiatives to make the payments sector more focused on consumer needs. Previously held positions at Ofgem, PostComm and CEPA.

Paul joined Fingleton as a Director in 2024.