Experience

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  Pricewaterhousecoopers

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Senior associate

  ● Participated in financial audits and advisory engagements, providing critical insights and evaluations to enhance client financial reporting and controls.● Formulated strategic recommendations for business process enhancements and information systems optimization, driving operational improvements and efficiencies.● Executed SOX 404 compliance testing and advisory projects, contributing to strengthened internal controls and risk management practices for diverse clients.

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  Unicredit bank hungary

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Head of unit

  ● Managed a unit of 8 people orchestrating the entire audit life cycle – including planning, fieldwork, reporting, and issues management – across business operations, network, and credit portfolio, ensuring comprehensive coverage and insight.● Oversaw the assessment and enhancement of the bank’s governance, risk management, and control framework, thereby elevating internal controls and operational effectiveness.● Carried out independent and objective assurance and consulting activities aimed to add value and improve the organization's operations. Show less

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  Unicredit holding s.p.a.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Holding internal audit, monitoring expert

  ● Contributed to the oversight of activities and outcomes executed by internal audit functions and supervisory authorities within UniCredit subsidiaries, while innovating reporting mechanisms for the Holding Senior Management.

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  Unicredit leasing (austria) gmbh

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Chief audit executive

  ● Transformed the internal audit function into a competent management support mechanism, significantly enhancing the organization’s internal control framework to bolster operational integrity and accountability.● Directed multinational audit teams across CEE countries, orchestrating comprehensive internal audit engagements to check adherence to group regulations and the integrity of financial and operational practices and evaluation of the internal control system.

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  Unicredit bank austria ag

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Head of section

  ● Supervised a team of 7 internal auditors covering audits in CEE leasing entities and domestic subsidiaries of Bank Austria, ensuring the timely and comprehensive execution of the yearly plan and ad hoc investigations.● Led the audit project focused on the CEE Leasing entities’ new governance structure, spearheading the development of an internal audit strategy to ensure seamless coverage and oversight post-reorganization.

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  Unicredit leasing hungary zrt.

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Chief risk officer

  ● Managed 20 people● Led the risk management department, focusing on restructuring and collection, management of leased assets, and risk reporting. Oversaw real estate portfolio valuation and remarketing activities, ensuring the optimization of asset value and market positioning.● Managed the distressed credit portfolio, achieving notable revenue generation and capital recovery.● Contributed to the effective downsizing of the leasing portfolio and SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) structure, adhering to the strategic wind-down plan targeting the non-core operations. Show less

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  Unicredit bank hungary

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Head of compliance

  ● Managed a team of 8-15 specialists executing the bank's extensive compliance program, covering areas such as financial crime, anti-bribery and corruption, ethics, data privacy, and whistleblowing. ● Oversaw the systematic assessment and enhancement of control mechanisms through compliance testing and monitoring.● Coordinated the bank-wide project for taking additional customer due diligence measures and supplementing incomplete customer data, documents, and statements by business functions. The project was completed within the regulatory transition period.● Fostered a robust compliance culture throughout the organization, and conducted employee communications, compliance-related trainings, and workshops that engaged senior management.● Directed group’s strategic initiatives in Anti-Financial Crime, leading pivotal Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Sanctions projects and assessments. Successfully uncovered and rectified compliance gaps. Developed and executed targeted action plans. Show less

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  Unicredit bank hungary

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Anti-financial crime project lead

  ● Led and harmonized the efforts of cross-functional project teams to deploy and enhance Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Sanctions initiatives. ● Coordinated the strategic implementation of corrective actions in response to findings from internal audits and external consultants, ensuring rigorous compliance.

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  Interactive brokers

  Jan 2020 - now

  Chief risk officer

  ● Managing 2 people directly, 1 indirectly● Designed the group-level framework and detailed methodology of the newly established Enterprise Risk Management department, in collaboration with a global team. This function is part of the second line of defense, in charge of identifying, measuring, monitoring, and reporting all potential risks.● Successfully obtained IBCE’s operating license from the Central Bank of Hungary as part of a team effort. Coordinated the regulatory reporting development with developers.● Directed the local risk management team ensuring the oversight of financial and non-financial risks and managed the implementation of the group risk management framework.● Established, and introduced the reporting standards to senior management and risk committees covering the risk exposure and profile against risk appetite for each key risk, and escalation of breaches.● Worked with Finance on capital adequacy assessment documentation (ICAAP) and coordinated the Central Bank’s annual review process within the firm.● Oversaw the timely completion of the firmwide annual risk and control assessment program as part of the operational risk management framework. Show less