Mr. Leon Isaacs

Chief Executive Officer - Developing Markets Associates Limited

DMA provides a broad range of services that help to mobilise funds into developing markets. These include a consumer remittance comparison website (www.moneymove.org), consultancy and running inward investment and development conferences.

He has over 14 years hands-on experience in the remittance industry and has been involved with two successful start-up money transfer businesses during that time. Before establishing DMA Leon was part of the senior management team running Coinstar Money Transfer Limited (formerly Travelex Money Transfer Limited). Aside from his functional responsibilities Leon was responsible for the business in UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to this, Leon was with MoneyGram International and the Thomas Cook Group. He began his career with NatWest Bank.

He is a steering group member of the UK Government's Remittances Task Force which is a public private partnership supported by the Department for International Development and an advisory board member of IAMTN. Leon has spoken at a number of International conferences on remittances including at the World Bank and the United Nations.