Chris Freeding

About Chris Freeding

OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCED LEADER -(OPEN to New…

Experience

1. Director - Global Operational Risk Management (Regulatory, Compliance & Risk Governance Control)

   UBS

   May 2016 — Present

   Responsible for the global implementation, execution, and oversight of the Operational Risk framework including risk and internal control assessments (RCSA, Taxonomy, Compliance Risk Assessment), issue remediation and closure, event capture and analysis, risk appetite, and new product reviews and approvals. Represent the second-line in Regulatory meetings providing updates on the Operational Risk Profile and remediation initiatives. Interim Head of US Operational Risk for Asset Management. • Developed enhancements to the operational risk methodology while building a foundational infrastructure through the integration and embedding of execution and governance competencies for ongoing sustainability • Established and implemented processes, procedures, and systematic tools to facilitate the effective identification, measurement, mitigation, reporting, and ongoing monitoring of global exposures throughout multiple businesses and a vast array of financial products • Regulatory liaison to the federal regulators to ensure compliance and regulatory requirements continually meet and exceed ongoing rigorous expectations while remediation initiatives are successfully completed for ongoing risk management and mitigation sustainability. • Global Taxonomy owner and SME for several key risks and associated exposures with responsibility for the oversight, assessment, remediation, and executive reporting of risk drivers and overall operational risk profile for all of Asset Management. • Interim Head of Operational Risk for U.S. Asset Management providing leadership and representation across all businesses in the U.S through a transition period. • Speaker on Operational Risk Management within the industry

Skills

• Finance
• Investments
• Operational Risk Management
• Derivatives
• Business Development
• Financial Markets
• Credit
• Risk Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Financial Risk Management
• Operational Risk
• Financial Services
• Business Process Improvement
• Capital Markets
• Banking
• Relationship Management
• Credit Risk
• Aml
• Risk Assessment
• Basel Ii