Sam Woods is a New Zealand-born British civil servant. In July 2016, he became the deputy governor of the

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, and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees the UK banking and insurance sectors. As head of the PRA, he succeeded Andrew Bailey, who became the head of the

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(FCA). Prior to his role at the Bank, Woods held positions at

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, UK Financial Investments, the

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, and earlier at

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and

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