The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced two senior leadership appointments aimed at enhancing engagement with regulators, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the media. Chris Rosello joined FINRA on April 6 as senior vice president of global government affairs, and Chris Spina joined the organization as senior vice president of corporate communications, according to the announcement.
Rosello oversees FINRA’s strategic engagement with federal, state, and international regulators, Congress, and other key stakeholders on legislative and regulatory matters affecting the securities industry. The role brings together the Office of Government Affairs and the Office of International Affairs under unified leadership. Before joining FINRA, Rosello served as vice president and head of federal government relations at MetLife. He also previously held positions at HSBC Bank USA and Wells Fargo, and served in government roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Spina leads FINRA’s strategic communications, media relations, and public engagement efforts. Most recently, he served as vice president of corporate communications at Freddie Mac, where he led the company’s communications and government and industry relations functions. Before Freddie Mac, he held roles at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and served as communications director for the House Committee on Financial Services.
Both executives report to Marcia Asquith, executive vice president of board and external relations at FINRA. In the release, Asquith said Rosello and Spina “bring deep experience and strong relationships across the regulatory and business communities” and will help FINRA strengthen its partnerships and communication efforts.
FINRA oversees broker-dealers that often sit alongside lending operations within larger financial institutions. For mortgage professionals in those environments, shifts in regulatory engagement and messaging can influence firm-level compliance priorities, disclosures, and client communications.
