Selvan Soobramoney ACMA, CGMA

Experience

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  Barclays Africa Group Limited

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2016

  2014-2016Portfolio management - management of a portfolio of clients in the Global Corporate Segment (Pan-Africa).Credit risk assessment - assessment of debt requirements involving financial, industry and sector analysis, debt scoping and financial model analysis.End-to-end credit risk management - credit sanctioning, annual review of facilities and out-of-order portfolio management with a view to ensuring quality assets are maintained on the balance sheet or whether to exit relationships in an orderly manner.Credit sanctioning - delegated credit mandate for credit sanctioning and a voter at relevant company Wholesale Credit Committee.Team management - management of a team of credit specialists.[Above are key role descriptors, I am involved in a number of credit projects and related processes ensuring that the business unit is most efficient and relevant.] Show less Portfolio management - management of a portfolio of clients in the Global Corporate Segment (Pan-Africa).Credit risk assessment - assessment of debt requirements involving financial, industry and sector analysis, debt scoping and financial model analysis.End-to-end credit risk management - credit sanctioning, annual review of facilities and out-of-order portfolio management with a view to ensuring quality assets are maintained on the balance sheet or whether to exit relationships in an orderly manner.Credit sanctioning - delegated credit mandate for credit sanctioning and a voter at relevant company Wholesale Credit Committee.Team management - management of a team of credit specialists.[Above are key role descriptors, I am involved in a number of credit projects and related processes ensuring that the business unit is most efficient and relevant.] Show less

  • Credit Sector Head

    Jan 1990 - Jan 2016

  • Credit Sector Head

    Jan 1990 - Jan 2016
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  Nedbank

  Feb 2016 - now

  Group Credit Executive

  - Input into Credit Policies and Framework - Input into the development, maintenance and integration of policies and frameworks against best practices. - Ensure policies and procedures are aligned to regulatory requirements by reviewing the policies in line with DI report, BASEL II and e-Cap alignment and group-wide risk framework.- Ensure compliance with regulations and legislation by operating within the regulations and enforcing recommendations from internal and external audits.- Combined assurance.- Impairments and watchlist oversight, management and CLR outcomes. Independent assessment on adequacy of provisions within the BU’s (more specifically Retail & Business Banking - RBB).- Credit Risk Management - + Strategic credit risk management and input to Strategic Portfolio Tilt of the respective Business Units ("BU’s"). + Chair the relevant Bank Credit Committees (primary focus - Wealth, Business Banking & Rest of Africa) thus ensuring that quality assets are banked and transactions are within the risk appetite framework of Nedbank Group Limited. + Portfolio monitoring of the respective RBB (second line of defence) – oversight of the credit quality, ensure that credit decisions are within policy and risk framework. + Attend / chair Cluster Governance Committees – to provide oversight from a Group Risk perspective. Ensure reporting quality is acceptable and relevant.- Industry and sector oversight – proactively monitoring trends and taking the necessary action (where required).- Ensure credit risk strategies, policies and procedures are current (in line with market and client expectations) by monitoring market trends through board packs and utilising information from the knowledge centre. - Providing expert input to AIRB and IFRS 9 model development. Show less