John East

Executive Director @SMBC Group

London, GB

Head of Prudential Risk with responsibility for delivery of the Bank\'s ICAAP and Recovery and Resolution Plan along with management / assessment of Prudential Regulatory Developments, including integrated assessments as part of a major strategic change to merge a capital markets business into a corporate banking entity. Responsible for a team of eleven across banking and trading activities. Strong knowledge of UK / EU Prudential regulations and expectations. Direct involvement in developing and parameterising ICAAP / ad-hoc stress scenarios. Responsible for second line technical review of Pillar 2a assessments (Credit Concentration, IRRBB, market risk, etc) and stress test results / buffer assessments for ICAAP. Direct involvement in developing and quantifying recovery scenarios / options / impacts and execution timeframes. Key presenter at Enterprise Risk Management Committee across ICAAP / RRP and regulatory developments. Responsible for producing bank-wide training on prudential risk. Involvement in reviewing and recalibrating risk appetite metrics.

Liverpool John Moores University

M.SC, Economics

University of Liverpool

B.A, Economics