Experience

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  Absa Bank Kenya

  • Kenya
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer, Director (Ag)

    • Apr 2022 - Apr 2024

    Leading Operations and Technology by providing strategic direction and focus.

  • Head of Financial Crime Operations & Controls

    • Feb 2020 - Mar 2022

    Heading Financial Crime operations, Reconciliation, Business Continuity Management, Control Assurance, Issue Management and Unclaimed AssetsFinancial Crime - Embedding operational mitigations at business unit level to manage financial crime risk Business Continuity Management -Coordination of Country Crisis Management for all incidents including Covid-19 pandemicReconciliation - Country oversight and ensuring adherence to Reconciliation policy.Control Assurance -Oversight on control reviews, robust issues management and Audit closures in the Function

  • Head of Financial Crime Control

    • Jun 2015 - Jan 2020

    Heading Financial Crime Operations Compliance i.e. Anti money Laundering(AML), Sanctions, Anti Bribery and Corruption(ABC) and all aspects of Financial Crime Control.Drove inception of First line of defense for Financial Crime Control Operations.

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  Barclays

  • United Kingdom
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Governance, Control and Information Risk

    • 2012 - May 2015

    Heading Kenya Reconciliation, Business Continuity Management, Information Risk Management and Internal Controls. • Business Continuity Management- Business continuity planning, Simulation testing & Crisis Management Preparedness. • Information Risk Management- Logical access management, Data privacy, Data quality, Records Management and Archiving.

  • Head of Internal Controls –Operations

    • 2009 - 2012

    Ensuring healthy Control environment - In charge of control checks for the entire Branch network and operational areas.

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  Barclays

  • Kenya

  • Regional Business Continuity Manager

    • 2004 - 2008
    • Kenya

    • Set up the first Disaster Recovery (DR) site in 2005 for Barclays Bank Kenya.• Business Impact Analysis and assessments for Disaster Recovery capabilities for 10 African countries.• Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Management.

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  Barclays

  • Tanzania

  • Barclays Bank Tanzania- Operational Risk Manager

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Tanzania

    Set up Operational Risk Management Department and created the Risk profile upon evaluation of all the Bank's operational processes.

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  Barclays

  • Kenya

  • Supervisor

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Kenya

    1. Team Leader procurement.2. Supervisor voucher processing centre cheques clearing.3. Operational risk management analyst.