Alistair has over 20 years experience working in the financial services sector for top-tier institutions. He has worked across Investment Banking, Structured Corporate Finance, M&A, Retail and infrastructure areas, covering all aspects of governance, control and risk management. He has specialised in Operational Risk for the last 15 years, implementing practical enterprise risk management frameworks in both front office supervision and second line Operational Risk roles.
Alistair has held multiple senior roles at Citi Bank, including Head of Risk Management for Global Banking, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa and at Barclays Bank as Head of Operational Risk for Barclaycard covering both the UK and International Businesses. He is currently the Operational Risk Director for Group Functions with additional specialist risk accountability for People, Financial Reporting, Tax and Prudential Risk.
Alistair is passionate about operational risk and the professional skills and capabilities required to support organisations in making risk aware decisions. In his role as Director of Standards and Ethics for the IOR, he will focus on driving strategy and enhancing the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme for the Institute.
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