Edward Knapp
Senior Advisor & Investor @Revolut
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Advisor & Investor @Revolut
Revolut Senior Advisor (20••••21) and Investor (2018+) with a global mandate - from establishing early foundations to $33bn valuation, 15 million+ consumers and business customers across 35+ countries achieved in less than 4 years.
EDUCATION
University of Oxford
1st Class, Mathematics
SKILLS
ABOUT EDWARD KNAPP
Trusted Board Chair, Advisor and Non-Executive Director, with experience spanning global FTSE 100 PLC, AIM Listed and Private Equity Backed businesses worldwide. Former Global Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer in banking, with significant Technology, Growth Strategy, Risk and Transformation expertise, including:1) High-growth technology and scale-up experience across executive, board and independent advisory mandates to a wide range of PLC and PE-backed organisations worldwide, together with blue chip operational, change and transformation leadership experience worldwide as a former Technology Managing Director. Former member of the Board of the Payment Systems Regulator following FCA Board approval. Hands-on experience leading growth strategy design and delivery, technology and operations (including at Revolut, HSBC, Barclays, F&C, Credit Suisse, RBS and Standard Chartered), and related sectors (including consumer, telecom, the public sector, not for profit and Board-level advisory at McKinsey & Company).2) Leading an international team across 11 time zones as a Managing Director in HSBC Technology. Directly accountable for oversight of a $4.5bn+ budget spanning staff, global MI and Reporting, COO and business management run, change and transformation.3) FTSE 100 PLC Board member, including having served a full 9 year term as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of F&C plc, the £5bn+ global investment manager.4) Former member of the Global Risk COO ExCo at Barclays: Directly accountable for operations across a £430m+ budget including £50m+ of third party spend, and FTE, including COO, operations, business management, technology, data, change and financial management.5) Programme leadership and transformation experience worldwide, including growth strategy, technology, operations, cost optimisation, risk management, governance, investment / M&A and capital raising in the commercial and not for profit sectors.6) Experience includes leading the design and delivery of a new Target Operating Model, achieving over £90m of cost reductions (vs. £27m target) in less than 12 months at an enhanced quality of output, including Change Portfolio Optimisation, offshoring, process excellence and lean. Former Board Member of the Payment Systems Regulator following FCA Board approval. Prior experience includes advisory, private equity (portfolio manager and investment professional in a £1bn+ investment fund), operational leadership and change driven by regulatory, shareholder, Board and internal demands.
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