Anita Pai Fondekar
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LinkedIn User
I had the privilege to collaborate with Anita at Credit Suisse in Singapore. Anita is a highly driven, deeply grounded leader with profound business and technological knowledge. Her ability to carefully calibrate business needs with technological abilities while keeping to budget were instrumental to success. Anitas people management skills are second to none as she is an excellent listener and able to resolve any situation to everyones benefit. Anita is a true role model and inspires people around her and makes an extra effort to keep in touch because she truly cares.
Subhamay Bhattacharya
Anita Fondekar is one of the truest of professionals I have worked with. Two things drive her from that perspective; her immense knowledge on the subject and the seamless execution abilities. Anita is from the Risk & Compliance domain which is not only complex but extremely dynamic. The field is also driven by cutting edge data management and emerging technologies. One has to have a particular level of adaptability to be successful in this specific domain. Anita not only possesses the right skills but she takes the skill sets to the level of elevated implementation. I saw her teams deeply motivated and poised for success. In all organisations she served, the outcomes are a total success. As a person she is kind and a perfect team player. She only drives towards excellence with all. Knowing her in person, I can state a number of instances where she exhibits team playing and kindness like no one. This blend of ‘human professional’ is rare in the industry and she is clearly a great human asset in any organisation. One of the mantras of the successful management and outcome is ‘ success is owed to the team, while the failure to the leader’. Anita is an embodiment of this maxim. She takes a task from the beginning and ensures her presence till it is done. Ordinary managers ensure delivery, leaders ensure ownership. Anita belongs to the second, somewhat rare, group. I am quite sure that an enterprise owned by Anita would only see success. She is destined to write only the success story of an organisation. I wish her the very best in her endeavours to find out her new ventures. I do not have an iota of doubt that she is poised to win! Best of luck, Anita.
Rahul Biyala
I have worked with Anita in two Organisations (ICRA Consulting and Syntel). She is a through professional with very strong foundation in Risk Management. Anita has excellent people skills and brings out the best in her team by providing opportunities for experimenting and constantly encouraging to keep pushing the boundaries. My association with her was a period of immense learning and development.
LinkedIn User
I had the privilege to collaborate with Anita at Credit Suisse in Singapore. Anita is a highly driven, deeply grounded leader with profound business and technological knowledge. Her ability to carefully calibrate business needs with technological abilities while keeping to budget were instrumental to success. Anitas people management skills are second to none as she is an excellent listener and able to resolve any situation to everyones benefit. Anita is a true role model and inspires people around her and makes an extra effort to keep in touch because she truly cares.
Subhamay Bhattacharya
Anita Fondekar is one of the truest of professionals I have worked with. Two things drive her from that perspective; her immense knowledge on the subject and the seamless execution abilities. Anita is from the Risk & Compliance domain which is not only complex but extremely dynamic. The field is also driven by cutting edge data management and emerging technologies. One has to have a particular level of adaptability to be successful in this specific domain. Anita not only possesses the right skills but she takes the skill sets to the level of elevated implementation. I saw her teams deeply motivated and poised for success. In all organisations she served, the outcomes are a total success. As a person she is kind and a perfect team player. She only drives towards excellence with all. Knowing her in person, I can state a number of instances where she exhibits team playing and kindness like no one. This blend of ‘human professional’ is rare in the industry and she is clearly a great human asset in any organisation. One of the mantras of the successful management and outcome is ‘ success is owed to the team, while the failure to the leader’. Anita is an embodiment of this maxim. She takes a task from the beginning and ensures her presence till it is done. Ordinary managers ensure delivery, leaders ensure ownership. Anita belongs to the second, somewhat rare, group. I am quite sure that an enterprise owned by Anita would only see success. She is destined to write only the success story of an organisation. I wish her the very best in her endeavours to find out her new ventures. I do not have an iota of doubt that she is poised to win! Best of luck, Anita.
Rahul Biyala
I have worked with Anita in two Organisations (ICRA Consulting and Syntel). She is a through professional with very strong foundation in Risk Management. Anita has excellent people skills and brings out the best in her team by providing opportunities for experimenting and constantly encouraging to keep pushing the boundaries. My association with her was a period of immense learning and development.
LinkedIn User
I had the privilege to collaborate with Anita at Credit Suisse in Singapore. Anita is a highly driven, deeply grounded leader with profound business and technological knowledge. Her ability to carefully calibrate business needs with technological abilities while keeping to budget were instrumental to success. Anitas people management skills are second to none as she is an excellent listener and able to resolve any situation to everyones benefit. Anita is a true role model and inspires people around her and makes an extra effort to keep in touch because she truly cares.
Subhamay Bhattacharya
Anita Fondekar is one of the truest of professionals I have worked with. Two things drive her from that perspective; her immense knowledge on the subject and the seamless execution abilities. Anita is from the Risk & Compliance domain which is not only complex but extremely dynamic. The field is also driven by cutting edge data management and emerging technologies. One has to have a particular level of adaptability to be successful in this specific domain. Anita not only possesses the right skills but she takes the skill sets to the level of elevated implementation. I saw her teams deeply motivated and poised for success. In all organisations she served, the outcomes are a total success. As a person she is kind and a perfect team player. She only drives towards excellence with all. Knowing her in person, I can state a number of instances where she exhibits team playing and kindness like no one. This blend of ‘human professional’ is rare in the industry and she is clearly a great human asset in any organisation. One of the mantras of the successful management and outcome is ‘ success is owed to the team, while the failure to the leader’. Anita is an embodiment of this maxim. She takes a task from the beginning and ensures her presence till it is done. Ordinary managers ensure delivery, leaders ensure ownership. Anita belongs to the second, somewhat rare, group. I am quite sure that an enterprise owned by Anita would only see success. She is destined to write only the success story of an organisation. I wish her the very best in her endeavours to find out her new ventures. I do not have an iota of doubt that she is poised to win! Best of luck, Anita.
Rahul Biyala
I have worked with Anita in two Organisations (ICRA Consulting and Syntel). She is a through professional with very strong foundation in Risk Management. Anita has excellent people skills and brings out the best in her team by providing opportunities for experimenting and constantly encouraging to keep pushing the boundaries. My association with her was a period of immense learning and development.
LinkedIn User
I had the privilege to collaborate with Anita at Credit Suisse in Singapore. Anita is a highly driven, deeply grounded leader with profound business and technological knowledge. Her ability to carefully calibrate business needs with technological abilities while keeping to budget were instrumental to success. Anitas people management skills are second to none as she is an excellent listener and able to resolve any situation to everyones benefit. Anita is a true role model and inspires people around her and makes an extra effort to keep in touch because she truly cares.
Subhamay Bhattacharya
Anita Fondekar is one of the truest of professionals I have worked with. Two things drive her from that perspective; her immense knowledge on the subject and the seamless execution abilities. Anita is from the Risk & Compliance domain which is not only complex but extremely dynamic. The field is also driven by cutting edge data management and emerging technologies. One has to have a particular level of adaptability to be successful in this specific domain. Anita not only possesses the right skills but she takes the skill sets to the level of elevated implementation. I saw her teams deeply motivated and poised for success. In all organisations she served, the outcomes are a total success. As a person she is kind and a perfect team player. She only drives towards excellence with all. Knowing her in person, I can state a number of instances where she exhibits team playing and kindness like no one. This blend of ‘human professional’ is rare in the industry and she is clearly a great human asset in any organisation. One of the mantras of the successful management and outcome is ‘ success is owed to the team, while the failure to the leader’. Anita is an embodiment of this maxim. She takes a task from the beginning and ensures her presence till it is done. Ordinary managers ensure delivery, leaders ensure ownership. Anita belongs to the second, somewhat rare, group. I am quite sure that an enterprise owned by Anita would only see success. She is destined to write only the success story of an organisation. I wish her the very best in her endeavours to find out her new ventures. I do not have an iota of doubt that she is poised to win! Best of luck, Anita.
Rahul Biyala
I have worked with Anita in two Organisations (ICRA Consulting and Syntel). She is a through professional with very strong foundation in Risk Management. Anita has excellent people skills and brings out the best in her team by providing opportunities for experimenting and constantly encouraging to keep pushing the boundaries. My association with her was a period of immense learning and development.
Experience
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Fitch Solutions
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United Kingdom
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Information Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Associate Director, Emerging Markets
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Jul 2022 - Present
• Leading the growth strategy for the Risk Practice in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and the Middle East. Created a healthy pipeline and in advanced stages of establishing a product partnership with a Gartner magic quadrant leader. • Key Account management from business and operational perspectives, ensuring quality and service norms are in line with customer expectation. Safeguarding 100% business retention. • Led and responded to major EOIs/RFPs, resulting in unique proposal presentations and RFP responses. Successfully made the shortlist in each response. • Collaborate with execution team for solutioning, creating market awareness and thought leadership; maximizing ROI and product positioning. Created focused brochures, sales campaigns and Increased brand visibility.
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Several
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India
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Financial and Strategy Consultant, Goa, India
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Jun 2015 - Jun 2022
• Steering entrepreneurs to determine their needs and goals, identifying opportunities for growth with an existing brand, conducting market and financial feasibility studies and developing plans to achieve them. Assisted 12 franchisee brand set-ups - successfully running to date. • For a healthcare partnership, conducted market research to identify potential opportunities for growth in diagnostic healthcare, created a strategic plan by analysing existing competitors and identifying potential client base, and creating a long-term vision for the brand. First of a kind medical health check-up facility in Goa - successfully running to date. • For a brownfield Contract chemical research facility, prepared detailed financial feasibility study and capital requirement report, assessed funding gaps and market logistics. Advised client not to set it up due to limitations with staffing & Infrastructure requirements.
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Credit Suisse
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Switzerland
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Credit Risk PBIT
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Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
Vice President, PBIT • Led the Business Analyst team in a highly strategic & critical project for the Bank - creating and implementing a fully automated end to end lending application & data repository for multiple locations in Asia. This involved sign-off from multiple stakeholders in Regional and Global offices. Credit approval TAT reduced drastically from 1 week to 48hrs or instant approval. • SPOC for the Europe team to customize and roll out the lending application in Switzerland. Vice President, PBIT • Led the Business Analyst team in a highly strategic & critical project for the Bank - creating and implementing a fully automated end to end lending application & data repository for multiple locations in Asia. This involved sign-off from multiple stakeholders in Regional and Global offices. Credit approval TAT reduced drastically from 1 week to 48hrs or instant approval. • SPOC for the Europe team to customize and roll out the lending application in Switzerland.
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Tata Consultancy Services
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant, Global Capital Markets Risk Practice Lead
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Feb 2011 - May 2014
• Led creation of new solution offerings for FATCA and GRC; selected as a Domain Expert in the Thought Leadership team for Industry discussion forums with key clients. Created new business revenues for the Risk Practice. • SME for a Global Bank - Designed & implemented automated Real time credit risk monitoring for High Networth portfolio. Introduced the concept of Early Warning Signals. • Initiated hiring of specialist Risk Business Analysts thereby ensuring tighter sync with client’s business requirements. Increased utilisation of unbilled resources through training programs. Billing margins Improved by 35%. • Designed customized internal Risk training programs - facilitated GARP certification. Customer satisfaction Index jumped to 95% from 80% within the first 3 months.
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Syntel
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Practice Manager, Head - Global Banking Risk & Compliance Practice
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Sep 2008 - Jan 2011
• Commenced the Banking and Risk Practice from ground zero; prepared the Business Plan, developed new service offerings, recruited the BA team and consistently identified opportunities for accelerated growth. • Developed new Risk advisory business, pitched for product partnerships; cultivated collaborative product CoEs including collaterals, marketing brochures, product training and professional services. Secured two global product partnerships. • Designed a web-based internal domain training program for Risk & Compliance certification in Basel II, GRC and AML. 800+ certifications in the first 4 months of launch.
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ICRA
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Financial Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Manager, Credit Risk Consulting
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Jul 2007 - Sep 2008
• Managed & provided domain expertise in credit risk projects. Streamlined billing and collections reducing 50% of receivables backlog and cost reduction of 37%. Prioritised delayed projects; implemented a tiered approach (after regulatory approval); projects completed 10% ahead of revised timelines, non-compliance penalties waived off. • Designed the Standardised Capital Calculator application with user configurable rules and relevant reports. • Managed & provided domain expertise in credit risk projects. Streamlined billing and collections reducing 50% of receivables backlog and cost reduction of 37%. Prioritised delayed projects; implemented a tiered approach (after regulatory approval); projects completed 10% ahead of revised timelines, non-compliance penalties waived off. • Designed the Standardised Capital Calculator application with user configurable rules and relevant reports.
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Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant, Risk Management & Basel II Practice Lead, Asia Pacific
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Jan 2006 - May 2007
• Led Practice start-up activities; planning, recruitment, utilisation - first year revenue USD 2 million+. • Project manager/SME for a Reveleus Basel II standarised approach key pilot project; team completed the project in just 3 months. It was the first Global Bank in India to report its Basel II capital adequacy numbers. • After Pilot success, Programme Manager and SME for 9 countries in Asia Pacific. Initiated automated timesheets, ensured efficient buffer resource utilisation, ROI increase of 25%. • Led the Pilot functional testing on Algorithmics’ Credit Administration System (ACA) in Vienna, to suggest critical product improvements. In just 2 months, suggested 17 overhauls; all suggestions accepted by customers/Algo and a focused India Testing Lab was initiated.
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ICICI Bank
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India
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Special Assets & Credit Monitoring
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Nov 2001 - Apr 2003
• Aggressive NPA wind-down through interest collection, write-backs and innovative settlement methods. 3 key customers upgraded to performing status. • Created an automated branch credit reporting system; 90% reduction in report consolidation time. • Aggressive NPA wind-down through interest collection, write-backs and innovative settlement methods. 3 key customers upgraded to performing status. • Created an automated branch credit reporting system; 90% reduction in report consolidation time.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Business
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Risk Models, Mid Market Credit Strategy
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Mar 2001 - Aug 2001
• Prepared a response for Consultative Paper (New Capital Accord, Basel II) on credit risk capital weightage for corporate mid-market clients - this was approved by Basel Committee. • Validated the banks Credit Risk model against Moodys RiskCalc, as per regulatory requirements. • Prepared a response for Consultative Paper (New Capital Accord, Basel II) on credit risk capital weightage for corporate mid-market clients - this was approved by Basel Committee. • Validated the banks Credit Risk model against Moodys RiskCalc, as per regulatory requirements.
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Barclays
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Manager, Complex Corporate Banking
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Feb 1998 - Feb 2000
• Prepared & implemented a 3-year strategy for extensive corporate borrower segmentation. • Provided credit analytical expertise for branches (12 out of 14 proposals approved). Successfully participated in bagging the biggest advances deal of the year. • Prepared & implemented a 3-year strategy for extensive corporate borrower segmentation. • Provided credit analytical expertise for branches (12 out of 14 proposals approved). Successfully participated in bagging the biggest advances deal of the year.
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Standard Chartered Bank
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Loans Officer, Global Banking Unit
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Nov 1996 - Jan 1998
• Prepared lending proposals (existing and new customers) for approval. • Monitored all excesses, obtained authorization and ensured repayment within the agreed timeframe. • Prepared lending proposals (existing and new customers) for approval. • Monitored all excesses, obtained authorization and ensured repayment within the agreed timeframe.
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Education
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1999 - 2000
University of Leicester
MSc Finance, Finance & Banking -
1993 - 1996
The London Institute of Banking & Finance
Associateship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Banking -
The London Institute of Banking & Finance
Associateship, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
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