David Coleman

Managing Director, Risk Management at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Speaker

David joined EBRD as Managing Director, Risk Management in 2014, when he assumed responsibility for Credit Risk, Market Risk, Equity Investment Risk Management, Operational Risk and Recovery activities. He is a member of the investment committee, Risk Committee and Asset and Liability Committee. In the past few years David has led the Culture Change Programme for the Bank and led the broader change programme of the Bank which engaged in deepening outsourcing, automation, agile working and improving efficiency. He continues to be a sponsor of major IT change related projects and member of the Programme Steering Board.

David has held MD level roles in Risk Management for 25 years, spanning retail, wholesale and investment banking at such institutions as Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and RBS.

He is co-author of the risk management examination text for the global professional body PRMIA and in 2017 was elected as a Board Member and was Chair of the PRMIA Global Board for the period 2021-22.