David Polston
Director - Regional Head of Anti-fraud, Bribery & Corruption @Deutsche Bank
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WORK HISTORY
Director - Regional Head of Anti-fraud, Bribery & Corruption @Deutsche Bank
London, GB
Responsible for the delivery of the Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption framework for DB, which includes the strategy to prevent, detect and investigate instances of fraud, bribery and corruption, as well as the issuance of internal policy and procedures. Manage the ABC Advisory team, providing oversight, review and authorisation of high risk global transactions across all divisions of the bank as well as accountable for UK G&E provision, 3rd Party Management, Hiring Practice oversight and any Bribery or Corruption risk activity. Manage the Fraud Risk Management team, accountable for any instance of fraud across all business divisions including prevention and detection strategies as well as client and business advisory.
EDUCATION
International Compliance Association
Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention
St Columba's RC School
CFE
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Fraud prevention and detection
International Compliance Association
International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID POLSTON
Qualified Risk professional with over 25 years in the Financial sector, experienced in Financial Crime, Operational Risk, Investigations & Compliance.Areas of expertise include Fraud, AML, Anti-bribery and Corruption, Operational Risk, Information Security, whistleblowing and Fraud/Regulatory Investigations. Extensive knowledge of relevant UK, EU and global legislation and regulations in respect to financial crime matters. I have delivered significant programmes, including the successful completion of the DoJ 3-year DPA, set up of a new challenger bank and separation of Direct Line Group from RBS. Complete creation of infrastructure, policies, governance and risk management for a financial crime department, as well as transformational programmes, for example redesigning the operating structure of RBS Group Investigations function, leading to an increased fraud prevention saving in excess of £25m pa. I have a collaborative style and believe success is achieved through a fully engaged team and excellent stakeholder relationships.Key Achievements include- Successful management and completion of bribery & corruption focused US Dept of Justice Deferred Prosecution Agreement- Creation of Fraud, Intelligence and Investigations function for new Bank Williams & Glyn, and company-wide fraud framework encompassing all fraud prevention activities and areas- Created new Vulnerable Customer protection function, c£10m of prevented customer loss in 1st 6 months- Migrated Direct Line Group from RBS Group, with personal accountability for all Financial Crime and Security matters – biggest UK IPO in 2012- Managed and implemented Anti-bribery and Corruption programme across DLG, receiving external independent review as ‘industry leading’- Implemented company-wide AML/CTF Sanctions system, the largest Fircosoft implementation for any insurance company in Europe- Developed and implemented fraud strategy leading to £20-£30m year on year recoveries and savings
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