Bio

Chris is an international banking, digital transformation, risk management and disruptive innovation leader, with more than 30 years of proven strategic delivery at Board and C-suite levels. He holds a Chartered Accountancy qualification and has worked in the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Recently he was appointed as I&M Group Plc's Regional Director to drive group growth and synergy realisation across its Eastern Africa network. Also he consults a number of early stage FinTechs and sits on the Board of the Scottish African Business Association. Until recently was advising HM Government's Financial and Professional Services Sector Team in the Department of International Trade on strategies for engaging with the UK banking sector to promote trade and investment. Chris’s focus is on building his portfolio of Non-Executive and Advisory roles where he can add value to transformational growth strategy, digital disruption partnerships, culture change, good governance and top team development, especially where these complement I&M Group's diversification and digital strategy execution Key Competencies and experience: banking (commercial, SME, micro-finance and retail), strategic planning, digital transformation, disruptive innovation, partnership relationship management, culture change, talent development and coaching, emerging markets, corporate finance, data analytics, brand building, governance, risk management, compliance and assurance, investor relations, regulator engagement, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, new market entry and start-ups, restructuring/exits, and financial inclusion.