Adrian held various roles within GE Capital, Sage Group Inc. and joined Barclays Bank in 2004 as Chief Executive of the Insurance Business. In 2007, he joined HBOS after which he joined Aegon as CEO of the UK in 2011. He became a member of the Management Board of Aegon in 2012 and was a non-executive Director at Clydesdale Bank, and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority practitioners panel.