Sarah Adediran

About Sarah Adediran

A highly accomplished Global Finance and Regulatory Transformation Executive, with expertise in Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Digital Transformation, Fintech & Regtech Advisory. Basel & IV expert and leader delivering capital precision, regulatory strength, and strategic resilience, while also converting regulatory complexity into measurable performance impact and driving capital strategy, RWA optimization, and regulatory transformation. I enable banks to convert complex reform into competitive advantage, resilience, and capital efficiency, aligning prudential strategy with sustainable growth and shareholder value. Trusted global leader in regulatory capital reporting, Basel compliance, and transformation programs for global financial institutions. Proven record in directing complex regulatory remediations, driving reporting accuracy for portfolios exceeding $2 trillion in RWA, and delivering sustainable process improvements, reducing reporting timelines by up to 40%. Collaborative leader with a passion for talent development, exceptional regulatory engagement experience, and the ability to operate effectively in high-stakes, matrixed environments, including a solid understanding of complex risk and regulatory landscapes across multiple global locations in the US, UK, Europe, and APAC regions. She has successfully led high-profile global assignments in Regulatory Compliance, FinTech, ESG Initiatives, Digital Transformation, GAAP Conversions, and Finance & Business Transformation, in multi-GAAP business environments such as the US, UK, European and APAC countries. Sarah is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) in New York, USA.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   NatWest Group

   Sep 2018 — Present

   Finance Transformation | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management

Education

• ACCA

  Fellow, Membership | Association Of Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) | United Kingdom

• ICAEW

  ACA, Membership | Chartered Accountancy (ICAEW) | United Kingdom

• Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

  AICPA, Membership | Accounting and Finance | USA

• Institute of Directors (IoD)

  IOD Membership | Effective Board Directorship and Innovations | United Kingdom

• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  Oxford FinTech Executive Programme | FinTech and RegTech Innovations | United Kingdom

• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  Executive MBA | Said Business School, University of Oxford | United Kingdom

• The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland

  CG Membership | The Chartered Governance Institute | United Kingdom & Ireland