Value-driven, results-focused, socially conscious leader with two decades of experience spanning Financial Markets, Credit Structuring, Finance, Treasury, Strategy, Digital Transformation, Technology Risk, Controls and Operational Risk Management. Alex is the founder of VAAR Group. Expertise - Strategy - Risk Management - Digital Transformation - Financial Services Experience Over nearly two decades at Deutsche Bank, Alex has had multiple senior leadership roles including Global Head of Liquidity Risk Management, Business Treasurer for Corporate and Investment Banks and Head of Risk and Controls for Technology, Data and Innovation. He has successfully led, sponsored and delivered many sizable, enterprise-wide digital transformation programmes including Liquidity Risk Remediation, Libor Transition and Non-Financial Risk. He has worked across multiple risk stripes including trading market risk, credit structuring, capital, liquidity, strategy, operational risk, technology, data and security risk and has driven fundamental changes in operating models to improve governance risk and compliance practices. Throughout his diverse experience, he is determined, decisive and utterly dedicated to serving his stakeholders and clients.

Commercially astute, outcomes-driven treasury and risk professional with deep expertise in liquidity management, asset liability management (ALM), and treasury strategy. Alina brings a unique perspective shaped by leadership roles across both global financial institutions and high-growth fintechs, allowing her to navigate regulatory expectations and commercial drivers with agility. She is passionate about delivering scalable, risk-aligned treasury solutions that enable sustainable growth. Expertise - Liquidity & Treasury Management- Asset Liability Management (ALM)- Financial Risk & Regulation - Programme Delivery - Corporate & Fintech Strategy Experience Alina’s career spans both established global banks and fast-moving fintechs. At Deutsche Bank, she held senior roles across liquidity risk, treasury, and finance, leading critical programmes to strengthen liquidity frameworks and implement robust ALM practices in complex, multi-entity environments. As Global Head of ALM and Liquidity Management at Revolut, she brought structure and strategic clarity to a rapidly evolving balance sheet. She led the design and implementation of ALM and liquidity risk frameworks, enabling the company to scale prudently while meeting global regulatory expectations. Her ability to translate complex risk and treasury concepts into actionable strategy—across both legacy and digital-first institutions—makes her a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a valued driver of transformation.

Senior people leader with over three decades of experience in global financial institutions across the world. Specialising in program delivery, technology risk management, balanced scorecard implementation and management, regulatory relationships and data management. Expertise Enterprise-Wide Transformation - Performance management - Data management - Programme Delivery Experience Angus has worked for many of the world’s largest banks including, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Westpac. He has been based in London, New York and Sydney and over the last 10 years reported to board level. He has successfully led and managed large scale technology implementations / integrations in America, Mexico and Europe in addition to managing all program deliveries across one organisation. He has implemented and managed balanced scorecards globally including the interaction with regulators. In his last role he was the Chief Operating Officer for Technology with technology strategy, risk, vendors, program delivery, performance management, budget management coming under his remit. In parallel to his COO role Angus was Chief Data Officer for Deutsche Bank he set up the program, execution metrics and galvanised the organisation to deliver against standardised data structures all of which was under significant regulatory scrutiny. Angus has also held other roles in M&A, Data Analytics, eTrading during his time in financial services. He is structured, practical and driven by tangible results.

Commercially minded, relationship-driven leader with two decades in structured finance and capital markets, including senior roles in securitisation structuring and origination. Deep expertise across asset-backed funding, non-bank lending, and private credit. Expertise - Corporate Funding Strategy - Asset-Back Financing - Origination and Market Access Experience With two decades at Deutsche Bank, Gareth held senior roles across the Structured Credit complex, with a focus on non-bank lenders and asset-backed financing. He led origination and structuring across both private and public ABS transactions, working closely with clients in specialty finance, fintech, and private credit. Gareth also managed a sizable risk book and helped shape the strategic direction of the business. He built deep relationships across the specialty lending space and is known for client-first thinking, commercial pragmatism, and delivering complex funding solutions with precision. His experience spans a broad range of asset classes — including consumer, auto, SME, and real estate finance — with a consistent focus on scalable, execution-ready solutions for clients. Throughout his time at the bank, Gareth led high-performing teams, developed strong internal and external partnerships, and fostered a collaborative, delivery-oriented culture.

With over 25 years of experience across all three lines of defence in global financial institutions, George brings deep expertise in market, treasury, and enterprise risk, with a proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives and regulatory engagements. His leadership spans investment, corporate, and retail banking, with a strong focus on aligning risk frameworks to business strategy and regulatory expectations. Expertise Risk Management Frameworks - Market & Traded Credit Risk - Treasury & Enterprise Risk - Regulatory Engagement - Capital & Liquidity Management - Governance Frameworks Experience George served as Managing Director, Global Head of Business-Aligned Market Risk at Deutsche Bank from 2016 to 2023, and concurrently as Chief Risk Officer for the Treasury division from 2020. He led a global team of 70+ direct reports and over 200 staff through matrix structures, overseeing key market risks including traded credit, leveraged finance, interest rate, FX, equity, and commodities. George also led risk oversight for Deutsche Bank’s Treasury division, covering liquidity, valuation, funding, model, pension, and reputational risks. George co-led major transformation programmes including Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB), Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks and risk appetite upgrades; aligning Deutsche Bank’s practices with global regulatory standards. In 2023, George transitioned to Chief Auditor for Non-Financial, Enterprise, and APAC Risk, where he introduced thematic audits and expanded the Cary, NC office, delivering over $1M in annual savings. He led global validations of remediation efforts in Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA), ESG and capital processes. George additionally held senior roles at Citibank, Merrill Lynch, and GE Capital, and served as a Non-Executive Director on boards in Italy and the U.S. He has extensive experience engaging with top regulators across the including the Fed, ECB, PRA, FCA, OSFI, APRA, and MAS.

Innovative , strategic, solution oriented, with 25+ years of experience across the financial sector and beyond. Spanning market and credit risk management, liquidity and capital risk management, macro and geopolitical stress management strategies. Governmental advisory services at the Cabinet level around capital markets access and financing, debt management, and climate risk management. Advisory to the C-Suite at global banking and investment management houses. Expertise - Strategy - Risk Management - Capital Markets Access - Innovative Capital and Debt Financing Solutions - Climate Finance Experience Through two decades at Deutsche Bank, Nial held multiple senior leadership roles across 3 continents, including Global Head of Portfolio Management, and Founder and Head of the Central Investment Office (CIO). He has successfully led, sponsored and delivered many sizable, enterprise-wide risk management programmes including global implementation of Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book at DB and CRD3/CRD4. In addition to his investment banking experience he also has experience as an advisor to both East and West African governments through the Ministers of Economy and Finance (MEF) on topics such as innovative climate financing, carbon monetisation strategies, renewables financing, and structured capital markets access. He has advised global investment banks at the CEO/CFO/Treasurer level on business strategy, balance sheet restructuring and capital optimisation strategies. He also has direct private credit and equity investment experience in SRT/Insurance businesses, and in UK Commercial Real Estate. Throughout his career his work is characterised by innovation, a drive to simplification of the most complex problems, and a wide ranging strategic vision.

Customer and Solution focused senior technologist with over three decades of experience across multiple roles. Expertise Technology - Risk Management – Strategy - Financial Services Experience Rowan has worked in Financial Services Technology for over three decades. During his career, he has held multiple leadership positions, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Risk and Regulatory Controls for Deutsche Bank’s Investment Management Technology division. In this role he was responsible for supporting the divisional CIO comply with the obligations under the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime. Rowan also led the development of a bespoke risk management framework for Cloud computing as part of Deutsche Bank’s transformational strategy. Prior to working in Risk Management, Rowan was responsible for Strategy Development for the Investment Banking and Corporate Banking Technology divisions. Throughout his career, Rowan has sought to take on challenging problems and build solutions which contribute to his customer’s strategic execution. Rowan has experience in building effective and diverse teams.

Commercial, cross-functional and disciplined business manager ensuring efficient business processes and transparent client reporting. Expertise Business Management - Process Optimisation - Project Manager Experience Sally has worked in numerous banks within business and project management functions. She is strategic, delivery focused, with a track record of operating efficiently whilst proactively problem solving and streamlining processes. She has experience in many business areas including commercial and investment banking as well as legal, IT, Finance, Risk and Procurement. In every role she has affected positive change and driven efficiencies. Whether its developing and rolling out an entire new governance structure across multiple business lines or creating new processes resulting in resource and cost savings. Her sense of humour and approachability makes it a pleasure to work with her.

Collaborative and value-driven leader who excels at establishing clear delivery within complex and dynamic environments. Expertise Strategy - Risk Management - Financial Services - Quantitative Modelling – Regulatory Transformation Experience Following a PhD in Mathematical Physics, Simon spent nearly two decades at Deutsche Bank across multiple roles. Starting out in Credit Trading, where he successfully navigated the challenges of the 2008 Financial Crisis and the significant regulatory changes that followed. He then moved to Group Treasury managing the desk responsible for hedging interest rate risk on the mortgage and deposit portfolios. In this time he led and contributed to numerous enterprise-wide projects spanning various aspects of strategy, risk management, quantitative modelling and multiple regulatory transformation projects.

Accomplished senior management executive with a strong breadth and depth of technical, management and leadership experience across Equities Product Trading and Risk, Treasury and Strategy initiatives, Technology and Data Implementation, Governance and Operational Risk. Expertise Strategy Reviews - Change Management - Trading and Risk Management - Technology Product and Data Integration - Governance including Operational Risk oversight Experience With a proven record of both establishing and transforming business areas and leading platform redesign, from analysis to conceptualisation and implementation, Stela is an execution-focused change agent who drives solutions from start to end in order to build, develop, empower and motivate multi-cultural and cross-functional teams. With over two decades of core technical and management expertise in areas of trading, finance, risk and technology across a variety of equities products including Prime Finance, Programme, Index and CRB trading, covering both EMEA and Asia markets, she is well placed to support any company managing real-time market or lending risk. Proven leadership experience across a range of change initiatives ranging from EMEA Equities re-establishment, Index trading, firm-wide financial resource optimization and fund transfer pricing, as well as governance and regulatory frameworks to support control functions and technology implementation. Strong, resourceful and self-motivated, with polished communication skills and natural authority, an inspirational, visionary banking professional who builds trusting relationships with stakeholders. Curious and detailed in design; persistent in delivering successful strategies from objectives into to actionable plans and sustainable outcomes.