Patrick was appointed General Counsel of PayU in April 2015. He is responsible for legal, compliance, regulatory and public policy, and is a South African qualified lawyer who has worked both in private practice and in-house in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and Dubai. Prior to joining PayU, Patrick was the head of legal, corporate and institutional for Standard Chartered Bank in the Middle East and Africa. Over the last 20 years Patrick has worked predominantly in the banking and finance sector and has worked with JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Franklin Templeton Investments and Weil Gotshal & Manges.