Chris Field
Interim Chief Risk Officer @Vemi
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WORK HISTORY
Interim Chief Risk Officer @Vemi
London, GB
Vemi is an AI native business looking to offer savings and home finance products through a leading edge digital platform supported by a UK banking licence. Reported to the CEO and a member of ExCo. Led the delivery of governance, risk and compliance frameworks. Demonstrated adaptability and willingness to be hands on with a range of deliverables eg implementation of enterprise risk frameworks, implementing financial crime frameworks, writing policies and procedures, authored Compliance Manual for regulatory scrutiny, desiged Risk and Audit Committee reporting, Board and ExCo attendance, strategic decision making, worked closely with product and tech teams to ensure product propositions were commercially viable and compliant.
EDUCATION
University of York
BA, History
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS FIELD
A highly professional, adaptable and results driven CRO, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit Director displaying a solid track record success gained in financial services and fintech. Ability to take a strategic view of issues and lead teams to deliver commercially focused solutions. Skills in listening, simplifying technical subjects and clearly communicating the outcomes have been honed through extensive experience of working in Board level environments. Strong experience of building and leading teams through change including startups. mergers, consolidation and restructures, sustaining performance and engagement. Vast experience in effective stakeholder management with Regulators, Board, Senior Management and junior colleagues. Able to adapt quickly to new challenges and engage others through clear communication. Proven capability in managing operational delivery- Showed capability to operate at all levels and functions to support the development of a banking licence application using a hands on, get things done approach and taking strategic decisions within ExCo- Demonstrated an ability to take a direct hands on approach to supporting rapid business growth, dealing with multiple responsibilities, learning about new areas and being prepared to take quick decisions- Delivered cost savings of 10% over a two-year period through organisational restructure while improving engagement scores by 19% and improving delivery- Led the implementation of effective risk management approaches resulting in no overdue internal audit actions and effective external ratings- Led the transformation of operational service delivery in financial crime reducing outstanding volumes and age profile- Provided commercial, sensitive assurance reports to the Board and Regulators which were highly regarded by external stakeholders.
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