Tag: Neofin Team

Expanding our ESG advice

Posted on by Leave a comment

Expanding our ESG advise

Maria Alegre, ESG Advisor

Please let’s welcome the new member of the Neofin Advisory team Maria Alegre who joins us as the ESG Advisor from the 1st June 2021.

Maria is an energy transition professional working on strategic data and analytics. With five years of energy consulting experience assessing policy, managerial, commercial, strategic, governance, regulatory, and energy transition issues in the O&G sector in North America, South America and Northern Africa. Maria supported of C-level executives and senior officers in energy companies and government agencies.
Plus an additional seven years of policy experience working for local and national governments and think tanks.

Graduating from the University of Columbia with an MPA in Energy and Environment, and a Graduate diploma in Public Policy from LSE. Maria has a BS in International Studies, from the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and is a Fulbright Scholar, Columbia University Scholar, US State Department Professional Fellow, British Chevening Scholar.

With global expertise in policy, strategy and thought leadership, 5 years in energy consulting and 7 years working for local and national governments and think tanks Maria’s expertise in energy and climate; energy transition and sector transformation strategy; ETRM and governance will be of great use at Neofin.

Welcome Maria to the Neofin Advisory team!

Leading the way in sustainability

Posted on by Leave a comment

Leading the way in sustainability

Cécile Rigault – Sustainable Finance Lead

Please let’s welcome the new member of the Neofin Advisory team Cécile Rigault who joins us as Sustainable Finance Lead from 17th May 2021.

Cécile joins Neofin Advisory from Mazars where she has spent 7 years gaining solid experience of Banking and Asset Management businesses, first within the Banking Audit Department and then within the Financial Services Consulting practice.

Cécile was Team Deputy Lead of Mazars UK Regulatory Affairs, supporting internal and external business partners through the provision of insightful analysis of UK, EU and international regulatory developments. She also advised banks on regulatory change implementation such as new sustainability-related standards and Brexit.

French born Cécile is a certified Prince 2 project manager. She also has an MSc in Wealth Management from Paris-Dauphine and a BSc in Management and Finance from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne university.

With 14 years’ experience in financial services covering Retail Banking, Wealth and Asset Management businesses, Cécile will lead the Neofin Sustainable Finance Advisory team bringing her expertise in Regulatory and Business Change, Sustainable Finance, Risk Management, Compliance and Conduct. As a valued member of the Neofin team, Cécile will play a vital role using her breadth of experience and knowledge to support clients in all areas impacted by Sustainability.

Welcome to the team Cécile!

The automatic choice…

Posted on by Leave a comment

The automatic choice!!

Andrzej Silarow – RPA Lead

Please let’s welcome the new member of the Neofin Advisory team Andrzej Silarow who joins us as the RPA Lead from the 1st April 2021.

Andrzej joins Neofin Advisory from Smart Automation where he has gained a solid experience of supporting clients in various sectors of Banking, Insurance and Transport industries.

As the Senior Technical Lead at Smart Automation he was responsible for building up the internal RPA capability across different functions and departments globally, managing Business Continuity for RPA services, and ensuring quality of service delivery is consistent.

With 10+ years experience in Robotics Process Automation covering projects in multiple sectors of Banking, Insurance, Transport, and Energy industries, Andrzej was an early adopter of RPA, and as such he managed the implementation and growth of the RPA programme within one of the world’s largest banks.

With qualifications as a Blue Prism Certified Developer, ROM Architect, Cloud Operator, Cloud IADA Orchestration, Cloud Practicioner and Cloud Architect as well as CMI Level 5 in People Management and Advanced Blue Prism RPA Certification, Andrzej brings much needed Automation experience to guide our clients throughout their organisational and digital transformation journey.

As the Neofin Advisory RPA Lead, Andrzej’s main responsibilities will be Client engagement on internal capability build and other RPA projects, working closely with Directors to grow business and client base in region. Andrzej will provide consultancy expertise to the client technical team using his expertise in Blue Prism and Automation Anywhere, but also Business Change and Development and Cyber Security.

Welcome on-board Andrzej !

A little more advice…

Posted on by Leave a comment

Welcome advice

Olivier Dyer, Senior Advisor

Please let’s welcome the new member of the Neofin Advisory team Olivier Dyer, who joins us as Senior Advisor.

Olivier has spent 20 years building BNP Paribas Global Market Flow business activities in various senior positions as Global Head of FX Sales, FX Director for Europe, Global Head of the STIR group with Paribas Capital Market in London and Treasurer for Banque Paribas.

Olivier was Founder & CEO of Agata Capital a French Quant asset manager and Economic Research provider and one of the founding partners of 99 Advisory.

French born Olivier is more than qualified with an ENSIAA – Agronomic engineer from National d’Agronomie and an MSc in Economics & Management from IGIA-Groupe ESSEC.

With 35+ years experience in Financial Services with particular focus on Global Market activities, Olivier is an expert in the CIB & Securities Services and projects related to: Conduct, Permanent Control, Regulatory and Risk Mitigation. Olivier took part in the development of BNP Paribas’ Global Markets business and then co-founded 99 Advisory in 2010.

As a Senior Advisor for Neofin Advisory, Olivier brings his key skills as a specialist of CIB and Securities Services Businesses, Permanent control & Regulatory expertise, Reorganisation management and Organisation and strategy.

Welcome on-board Olivier!

Welcome on board

Posted on by Leave a comment

Shahzeb Shaikh – CIB Regulatory Lead

Please let’s welcome the new member of the Neofin Advisory team Shahzeb Shaikh who joins us as the CIB Regulatory Lead from the 22nd April 2020.

Shahzeb joins Neofin Advisory from KPMG UK where he has spent 8 years gaining solid experience of investment banking and trading businesses, first within the Banking Audit Department followed by the Banking Risk Advisory practice.

Qualifying at the London School of Economics in an LLB Bachelor of Laws and ICAEW Charted Accountant qualification at ACA, Shehzeb’s specialties are Financial risk, Assurance, Compliance and Finance.

With 8+ years in financial services covering projects in investment banking and trading businesses, Shahzeb has conducted audit projects as a financial auditor and then projects for KPMG’s Financial Risk Advisory department. With expertise in primarily: Financial risk, Regulatory assurance, Control frameworks, Conduct, Global FX, Shehzeb has managed projects across banking risk with a particular focus on delivering engagements in relation to wholesale conduct risk arising from interest rate and FX trading activities.

As a valued member of the Neofin team, Shahzeb will play a vital role using his technical IB knowledge, financial analysis, risk assessments and audit experience to assist Neofin’s clients in their journey to regulatory compliance.

Welcome to the team!