Richard Robinson

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ABOUT RICHARD ROBINSON

Zepz, Apr-23 : Vice President - Finance; Financial Crime. Leading on post-merger integration and financial crime transformation at fintech remittance company, Zepz- Key focus on optimising the financial crime operating model to solve for effectiveness (quality of outcomes) and efficiency (speed and cost of outcomes), leveraging AI and outsourcing models- Working with Product team to deliver innovative, customer-centric and compliant products and services- Post acquisition integration programme lead, delivering operational, technological, legal and compliance integration, and rationalising the organisation’s corporate entity structure. Previous employment: KPMG: Principal Advisor, Management Consulting- Management consultant with a focus on banking clients- Main delivery areas: financial crime / regulatory change; technology & operational change; setting up and running large-scale KYC / CDD and Conduct-led remediation operations- Leadership of large, complex and multi-year projects and programmes with FTE of 100+ on larger scale engagements. Hitachi Consulting: Senior Manager, Banking Practice- Leadership of high profile assignments for banking and insurance companies- Key areas of focus: improving sales effectiveness, mgmt information strategy, procurement strategy, offshoring, operating model & ; process redesign. Lloyds TSB: various roles- Head of Business Intelligence, UK Retail Banking: Responsible for provision of productivity analysis, scenario planning & performance improvement recommendations to senior executives- Senior Manager, Sales Planning: Head of planning for current accounts, savings and insurance. Responsible for budgets, performance measurement and co-ordination of gap closure initiatives- Senior Manager, Customer Treatment Strategies: Responsible for determining customer strategy for mortgage-holding customers- Senior Manager, Wealth Management Intelligence: Hired to set up a new intelligence function. CSFB: Equity Research (Support Services Team): Lead analyst on mid-cap Support Services stocks.Datamonitor: Manager, FMCG Consultancy Unit: Responsible for client pitches, proposal writing; project relationship management. QUALIFICATIONS - PRINCE2 Practitioner- Managing Successful Programmes- ICA Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering - Christ’s College, Cambridge: MA (Cantab), German and French (2:1)- 4 A-Level passes (all Grade A) 10 GCSE passes (all Grade A) including English and Maths