Finance & Risk Related Experience

Risk Organization

  • Completed a risk function cost effectiveness review and process improvement for a European universal bank
  • Reviewed a major North American bank's risks and risk management framework associated with the exotic derivatives embedded in their retail structured notes
  • For a Brazilain FS group, created a comprehensive inventory of risks across the conglomerate.  This was a key input to develop a 2-year strategic plan for a newly created integrated risk unit.
Strategy Compliance
  • Since 2003, Oliver Wyman Financial Services has completed over 400 Basel II-related engagements for leading financial institutions across the globe
  • Supported the Basel II program for an emerging markets regulator, including development of a multi-year master plan for both the regulator and the industry as a whole
  • Helped a global investment bank to meet advanced internal moelling requirements for Basel 2, 2.5, and 3 with simultaneous approvals from host and host regulators

Treasury/ALM

  • Designed Treasury functionality and organization for a leading Russian bank, including target processes across the entire FTP and ALM space
  • Fully reorganized a major US bank's Treasury/ALM function, drafting an ALCO mandate and implementing an FTP methodology

Balance Sheet Strategy

  • Acted as strategic balance sheet and capital structure advisor for newly-merged European banking group
  • Upgraded liquidity and funding management for global universal bank, resulting in reduced funding costs and optimized Basel III liquidity ratios and buffers

Non-Financial Risk

  • Implemented a country and transfer risk framework with special focus on African countries for a large South African bank
  • Crafted a framework for management of non-financial risks at a leading Scandinavian bank
  • Implemented country, sovereign and transfer risk frameworks for a major Singaporean bank