List of Leading Practitioner | The Banking Academy

Listed below is a full listing of all the professionals we believe are making a difference in the industry today. This list is in alphabetical order of their first name.

Ms. Cindy Ho

Head of Compliance,FOMO Group

Cindy will lead the Group's Compliance functio...

Mr. Christian San Juan

Chief Risk Officer,MetroBank

Christian San Juan currently holds the position of...

Mr. Ryan Butalid

First Vice President, Chief Risk Officer,BDO

Mr. Butalid boasts more than two decades of profes...

Ms. Marita Gayares

Chief Risk Officer,BPI

Gayares holds the position of Chief Risk Officer w...

Mr. Erwin Wiriadi

Chief Risk Officer,UnionBank of the Philippines

Erwin Wiriadi serves as the Chief Risk Officer at ...

Mr. Vikran Paovarojkit

Chief Risk Officer,TMBThanachart Bank

Over the past five years, Mr. Vikran Paovarojkit h...

Mr. Krieng Wongnongtaey

SEVP, Chief Risk Officer,Siam Commercial Bank

Mr. Wongnongtaey assumed the role of Senior Execut...

Mr. Ekachai Techawiriyakul

Chief Risk Officer,KrungThai Bank

Ekachai Techawiriyakul, serving as Chief Risk Offi...

Mr. Chan Kok Seong

Group Chief Risk Officer,UOB

Mr. Chan became part of UOB in 1998 and currently ...

Mr. Noel Gerald DCruz

Group Chief Risk Officer,OCBC

Noel Gerald DCruz assumed the role of Group Chief ...

Ms. Amy Chua

Head of Risk and Control,DBS

With over two decades of expertise in Risk Managem...

Ms. Maria Carmen Benitez

Chief Risk Officer,UnionDigital Bank

Maria Carmen Benitez currently serves as the Chief...

Ms. Vera Handajani

CIMB Niaga,Group Chief Risk Officer

Vera assumed the role of Group Chief Risk Officer ...

Mr. Rama Mohan Rao Amara

Chief Risk Officer,SBI

Mr. Rao assumed leadership at SBI Card on January ...

Mr. Paul Parambi

Group President & Chief Risk Officer,Kotak Mahindra

Paul Parambi, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ind...

Mr. Sameer Phutane

Head - Country, Banks, NBFCs, Capital Markets and International Business Risk - Risk Management Group,ICICI Bank

With nearly three decades in the field, I bring a ...

Mr. Sanmoy Chakrabarti

Chief Risk Officer,HDFC

Extensive background in Risk Management within eme...

Ms. Kathy Cheung

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer,Hang Seng Bank

Hang Seng Bank has appointed Kathy Cheung, the cur...

Ms. Cindy Pau

Head Of Risk Management,Citi

Cindy serves as the Head of Risk Management at Cit...

Ms. Jiang Xin

Chief Risk Officer,BOCHK

Ms. JIANG, appointed in 2021, serves as the Chief ...

Ms. Ivy Chan

Group Chief Risk Officer,Bank of East Asia

Ms Chan has over 30 years of experience in the ban...

Mr. Huang Zhiling

Chief Risk Officer,China Construction Bank

Since February 2011, Mr. Huang Zhiling has served ...

Mr. Guiwei Xing

Group Deputy Chief Executive, Operation, Information Technology, Innovation and Optimisation Centre and Corporate Services Department,BOCHK

Aged 50, Mr. XING joined the Group in 2022 as Depu...

Mr. Gong Cheng

Chief Credit Officer,Moody’s Investors Service

Before joining Moody’s, Gong gained substant...

Ms. Joy Cheng

Head of Citi Commercial Bank,Citi

In this position, Joy supervises the CCB business ...

Mr. Derek Flowers

Chief Risk Officer ,Wells Fargo

As Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk ...

Mr. Steven Umlauf

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Risk Officer,State Street

Steven Umlauf holds the position of Executive Vice...

Ms. Tatiana Segal

Managing Director and Head of Risk Management,Morgan Stanley

Tatiana Segal currently serves as Managing Directo...

Mr. Ashley Bacon

Chief Risk Officer,JP Morgan Chase

Ashley Bacon serves as the Chief Risk Officer at J...

Mr. Brian J. Lee

Chief Risk Officer,Goldman Sachs

Brian Lee currently serves as the Chief Risk Offic...

Mr. Geoffrey S. Greener

Chief Risk Officer,Bank of America

Geoffrey S. Greener holds the position of chief ri...

Ms. Pam Kaur

Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer ,HSBC

Am Kaur was appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer ...

Ms. Zoe Wimborne

EMEA Chief Risk Officer,Citi

Zoe assumed the role of Chief Risk Officer for Eur...

Mr. Taalib Shaah

Group Chief Risk Officer,Barclays

Taalib Shaah, located in London, serves as the Gro...

Ms. Clare Davies

Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, and Chief Risk Officer UK,Bank of New York Mellon

Based in the United Kingdom, Clare Davies serves a...

Mr. Christian Bluhm

Chief Risk Officer,UBS

Christian Bluhm assumed the role of Group Chief Ri...

Mr. Mahesh Aditya

Group Chief Risk Officer,Banco Santander Group (Spain)

Mahesh Aditya boasts an impressive career spanning...

Ms. Ljiljana Čortan

Chief Risk Officer, Member, Management Board Banking,ING

Ljiljana Čortan, born in Croatia in 1971, commenc...

Mr. TJ Lim

Group Chief Risk Officer,UniCredit Bank

Tj Lim, the Group Risk Officer, began his career a...

Mr. Olivier Vigneron

Group Chief Risk Officer,Deutsche Bank

Effective June 1, 2022, Olivier Vigneron is appoin...

Mr. Stephane Landon

Group Chief Risk Officer,Societe Generale

Stéphane Landon, appointed as Group Chief R...

Mr. Franck Leroy

Chief Risk Officer,Groupe BPCE

On January 2nd, 2023, Franck Leroy assumes the rol...

Ms. Alexandra Boleslawski

Chief Risk Officer,Credit Agricole

Since joining Banque Indosuez in 1986, Alexandra B...

Mr. Frank Roncey

Group Chief Risk Officer,BNP Paribas

In his role as Group Chief Risk Officer at ...

Mr. Ajai Bambawale

Group Head and Chief Risk Officer,Toronto Dominion

Ajai Bambawale currently serves as Group Head and ...

Mr. Graeme Hepworth

Chief Risk Officer,Royal Bank of Canada

As RBC's Chief Risk Officer since 2018, Graeme...

Mr. Ludovic Nobili

Group Head - Corporate & Investment Banking ,Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Ludovic Nobili, an investment banking executive, p...

Ms. Cristina Chang

Head of Markets, Citi Australia and New Zealand,Citigroup

Cristina will play a key role in advancing the Mar...

Mr. Carsten Stoehr

Managing Director, Deputy Head of Asia Pacific,Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Carsten brings over 30 years of extensive experien...

Mr. Stefano Favale

Global Head of Transaction Banking,Banca Intesa Sanpaolo

Mr. Favale, serving as Global Head of Global Trans...

Mr. Thanh Son Phan

Deputy CEO, Head of Global Transaction Services ,Techcombank

Mr. Phan Thanh Son assumed the role of Deputy Chie...

Mr. Anh Tui Bui

Head of Financial Institutions - GMs, Head of PMO - DBD,SacomBank

A seasoned Banking Director with a proven track re...

Mr. Yunyong Thaicharoen

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Wholesale Banking Officer and Chief Wealth Banking Officer,Siam Commercial Bank

Dr. Thaicharoen, appointed as Senior Executive Vic...

Mr. Tawatchai Cheevanon

Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Global Transaction Banking Group,KrungThai Bank

Mr. Tawatchai Cheevanon, the Chief Product and Bus...

Mr. Vincent Loh

Executive Vice President, International Banking Group,Bangkok Bank

Vincent Loh, holds the position of Executive Vice ...

Ms. Lay Hua So

Head of Global Transaction Services,UOB

Spearheading Group Transaction Banking at UOB, So ...

Mr. Melvyn Low

Head Global Transaction Banking,OCBC Bank

Melvyn Low oversees OCBC's transaction banking...

Mr. Manoj Bhatia

Managing Director, Global Head Subsidiary Banking,MUFG

Bhatia will undertake the task of implementing a u...

Mr. Soon Chong Lim

Group Head of Global Transactions Services,DBS

Mr. Soon Chong Lim, a visionary leader and seasone...

Mr. Arup Roy

Head - Global Transaction Solutions (GTS),Banque Saudi Fransi

Arup Roy serves as the Head of Global Transaction ...

Mr. Wael Raies

Group Head of Corporate Business,Saudi National Bank

Since November 2022, Mr. Raies has overseen the Co...

Mr. Martin Tirol

First Senior Vice President,RCBC

Martin Tirol, presently holds the position of Firs...

Mr. Carlo Nazareno

Senior Vice President, Head, Cash Management,BDO Unibank

Carlo Nazareno, serves as a Senior Vice President ...

Mr. Juan Carlos Syquia

Executive Vice President, Head, Institutional Banking,BPI

Mr. Syquia leads Corporate Banking, overseeing Cor...

Ms. Wendy Ting

Managing Director, Group International Business & Corporate Banking,RHB Bank

Ms. Wendy assumed the position of Managing Directo...

Mr. Herizal Zakaria

Senior Vice President & Head, Wholesale Banking,Ambank

An adaptable corporate banker proficient in both I...

Mr. Norman Defryzal

Senior Vice President, Transaction Banking Wholesale Group,Bank Mandiri

Currently serving as the Transaction Banking Whole...

Mr. Gregory Hendra Lembong

Deputy President Director, Transaction Banking Director and Finance & Corporate Planning Director ,BCA

Gregory Hendra Lembong, oversees the Transaction B...

Mr. Nirav Shah

Group Head – Corporate Banking,HDFC Bank

Currently serving as HDFC Bank's Group Head of...

Mr. Ashwini Tewari

MD, Corporate Banking(CAG & CCG) & Subsidiaries,State Bank of India

Ashwini Tewari, a seasoned banker with over 30 yea...

Mr. Shekhar Bhandari

President - Small and Medium Enterprises ,Kotak Mahindra

Shekhar Bhandari holds the role of President &...

Mr. Rakesh Jha

Executive Director, Retail, Small enterprises and Corporate Banking Businesses,ICICI Bank

Mr. Rakesh Jha holds the position of Executive Dir...

Mr. Barry O'Byrne

Chief Executive Officer Global Commercial Banking,HSBC

Barry O’Byrne assumed the role of CEO of Glo...

Mr. Jabedul Alam

SEVP & Head of Transaction Banking,Eastern Bank PLC

Jabedul Alam holds the position of Senior Executiv...

Mr. Gurumurthy Palani

Head of Global Transaction Banking,Gulf International Bank

Gurumurthy Palani currently serves as the Head of ...

Ms. Nell Hutton

Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank,Westpac

In October 2023, Nell became the Chief Executive a...

Mr. David Gall

Group Executive, Corporate and Institutional Banking,National Australian Bank

David Gall assumed the role of Group Executive for...

Mr. Andrew Hinchliff

Group Executive, Institutional Banking & Markets,Commonwealth Bank

Andrew Hinchliff assumed the role of Group Executi...

Mr. Michael Lim

Global Head of Financial Institutions, Transaction Banking,ANZ

Since joining in 2018, Michael Lim oversees ANZ&rs...

Mr. Ryan Voegeli

Head of Investment Banking,Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank

Ryan Voegeli has been named Barclays' Head of ...

Aimin Yang

General Manager International Business Department,China Construction Bank

Nicolás Aguzin

CEO, Asia Pacific,JP Morgan

Nicolás Aguzin is the Chairman & CEO an...

Richard Yacenda

COO ,Bank of America

Richard Yacenda is chief operating officer (COO) o...

Pierre Ferland

Head, International Banking, Asia Pacific,RBS

Pierre Ferland, currently serves as the Head of C...

Mark Whelan

Chief Executive Officer, Australia,Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Mark Whelan is Chief Executive Officer of ANZ Aust...

Mr. Madan Menon

Head, International Banking, Asia Pacific,The Royal Bank of Scotland

Madan Menon is currently head of international ban...

Anita Fung

Director,Airport Authority Hong Kong

Ms. Yuen-Mei Fung, also known as Anita, has been a...

Mr. Melvin Teo

Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director,Yeo Hiap Seng Limited

Mr. Teo Tzai Win, also known as Melvin, has been G...

Mr. Seng Sim Lim

Product Manager,Development Bank of Singapore

Lim Seng Sim joined DBS on September 1st 2010 as t...

Mr. Peter Wong

Chairman ,HSBC

Peter Wong is chief executive of the Hongkong and ...

Mr. Jerry Chen

General Manager and Head,Development Bank of Singapore

tbuJerry Chen joined DBS on July 16th 2008 as the ...

Mr. Robert Rankin

CEO,Consolidated Press Holdings

Mr. Robert John Rankin serves as the Chief Executi...

Mr. Kai Nargolwala

Chairman ,65 Equity Partners

Mr. Shirish Apte

Independent Director,Standard Chartered Bank

Mr. Pollie Sim Sio Hoong

Board Of Directors,Maybank Group

Pollie Sim was appointed as CEO, International of ...

John McCormick

CEO Markets & International Banking (M&IB) Asia Pacific,Dundela Capital

John is currently completing his Master of Science...

Sebastian Paredes

CEO, Hong Kong,DBS Bank

Paredes, the former president and director of Indo...