Musa Askari
Vice President, Head of Corporate Issuing Risk (1lod) @Barclays
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, Head of Corporate Issuing Risk (1lod) @Barclays
Credit Risk, First Line of Defence, Paper Origination, Strategy & Portfolio. Leading Team of Credit Managers and Portfolio Analysts originating credit papers for Mid-Corp/Large counterparty credit limit requests for B2B procurement, T&E transactions. Management of relevant First Line of Defence Credit Management Controls & Governance environment. Leading on engagement with Second & Third Lines of Defence as appropriate for setting strategic direction. Counsel First Line of Defence Coverage Teams to effectively socialise and seek credit appetite on Client relationship opportunities. Provide First Line of Defence check & challenge via expert lender judgement on impairment and write offs.
EDUCATION
Barclays Bank
Barclays Credit Skills Development (CSD), Credit Risk
Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)
CICM Level 3 Diploma in Credit Management, Credit Risk
ABOUT MUSA ASKARI
HEAD of CORPORATE RISK ISSUING (1LoD) for Barclaycard Commercial Issuing, 20 years Credit Manager (ACICM), Leading Team of Credit Managers as first line of defence Paper Origination for Mid-Corp/Large counterparty credit limit requests incorporating financial statements analysis and forecasts, cash flow, debt service, subordination, climate risk and associated credit risk governance. In addition, 1LoD Portfolio and Strategy responsibilities including impairment-write offs scrutiny and oversight of key risk metrics. Counsel Relationship Coverage Teams to effectively socialise and seek credit appetite. Passionate about Inclusive Leadership, committed to Inclusion and Opportunity for All with proven track record over many years. WINNER 2024 GLOBAL BARCLAYS BANK CITIZENSHIP & DIVERSITY AWARDS. CHAIR ASIAN PROFESSIONALS ERG U.K. Barclays Bank. Representing and giving voice to pan-Asian diversity. Supporting volunteer Colleagues in execution of Barclays Group Inclusion & Opportunity aspirations. RACE AT WORK REVERSE MENTORING Co-Lead delivering cohorts of matched VP/MD/D (Mentees) with ethnically diverse Colleagues (Mentors) up to VP. 1-2-1 confidential reverse mentoring where reciprocal traditional mentoring is encouraged. The programme is winner of Achievement in Diversity Award U.K. for the 2024 Barclays Citizenship & Diversity Awards & referenced in the Barclays 2023 DEI Report. Musa Askari has represented Barclays at the prestigious DEI Consultancy DIAL Global to showcase Race at Work Reverse Mentoring. Race at Work Reverse Mentoring Programme has represented Barclays Bank in the Race at Work Charter Musa Askari quoted in the Barclays Race at Work Impact Report of October 2022. https://home.barclays/content/dam/home-barclays/documents/who-we-are/our-strategy/DandI/221004-RaW-agenda-impact-report-OCT-FINAL.pdf
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