Stuart Robertson

Experience

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  Custom House

  Dec 2008 - Sept 2010

  SENIOR CREDIT OFFICER

  • Conduct credit due diligence and risk assessment for complex corporate clients• Assess, approve and recommend decisions based on complex client financial statements• Train, coach, support branch managers and BDEs regarding credit policies and procedures• Mitigate risk to Custom House through diligent maintenance of workflow queues• Multi-task effectively to maintain, generate and manage workflow processes

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  Bank of Montreal

  Sept 2010 - Jan 2014

  Corporate Operational Risk Manager

  - Work with CSAs to support and develop all elements of the Operational Risk Management Framework- Execute RCAs, monitor Issues/Events/KRIs/PRAs/BEICF/Scenarios- Review and opine on Corporate Policies/Standards/New Products and Initiatives- Monitor Industry emerging risks and produce the Quarterly Emerging Risk Report

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  Community Trust

  Jan 2014 - May 2024

  Independent member of the leadership team with responsibility for risk management function across the company. Reporting administratively to the President & CEO and functionally to the Risk Review Committee of the Board.Responsible for:- Ensure operations, including lending activities align with Board approved risk appetite statements, all policies and procedures; - Report and escalate matters where activities do not align with risk metrics;- Work with senior management and the Board to develop and establish risk appetite statements;- Ongoing identification and reporting on emerging risks within the Company and markets;- Developing, implementing and reinforcing a robust culture of risk awareness through developing and delivery training and education. - Contribute to the strategic direction of the organization through the development and implementation of Risk Management strategies, policies and procedures in support of the organization’s business goals.- Develop and implement a robust stress testing program to provide forward-looking risk identification and management, including ICAAP. Show less Independent member of the leadership team with responsibility for risk management function across the company. Reporting administratively to the President & CEO and functionally to the Risk Review Committee of the Board.Responsible for:- Ensure operations, including lending activities align with Board approved risk appetite statements, all policies and procedures; - Report and escalate matters where activities do not align with risk metrics;- Work with senior management and the Board to develop and establish risk appetite statements;- Ongoing identification and reporting on emerging risks within the Company and markets;- Developing, implementing and reinforcing a robust culture of risk awareness through developing and delivery training and education. - Contribute to the strategic direction of the organization through the development and implementation of Risk Management strategies, policies and procedures in support of the organization’s business goals.- Developing and implementing a robust stress testing program to provide forward-looking risk identification and management, including ICAAP. Show less Independent member of the leadership team with responsibility for risk management function across the company. Reporting administratively to the President & CEO and functionally to the Risk Review Committee of the Board.Responsibilities include:- Identifying, measuring, monitoring, controlling or mitigating, and reporting on risk exposures on an enterprise-wide basis; design necessary enhancements to the Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) framework.- Responsible for ensuring that the organization is in substantial compliance with its internal operating policies and procedures and any risk related external legal, regulatory or contractual requirements.- Manage the process for developing risk policies and procedures, risk limits and develop required process for elevating control risks to the President/CEO, Risk Review Committee and/or the Board when appropriate.- Contribute to the strategic direction of the organization through the development and implementation of Risk Management strategies, policies and procedures in support of the organization’s business goals. Show less

  • VP & Chief Risk Officer

    Feb 2019 - May 2024

  • VP Risk Management

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  • AVP Risk Management

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Director of Risk Management

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2016
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  RFA Bank of Canada

  Jan 2025 - now

  Chief Risk Officer