Join our Financial Services facilitator, Chris Westcott, alongside Hertfordshire Graduate MBA, other students, alumni, businesses and distinguished guests, in this quick-fire two-hour digital session as we explore cutting-edge trends and insights that are shaping the future in this important field.

Speaker Name: Chris Westcott

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Chris Westcott has had over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, with the majority of time spent working in the U.K. in the field of treasury management. He has held a range of senior positions in the Treasury functions of both Nat West and RBS. These have included divisional 'Treasurer' roles and various project assignments, such as leading the development of an in-house securitisation capability and the integration of the ABN AMRO treasury function post-acquisition. More recently, in the lead-up to the implementation of the European Capital Requirements Directive IV, Chris was the Basel 3 Programme Director for RBS, accountable for over-seeing the group-wide set of projects to achieve compliance with the new regulations. Chris is currently Head of Faculty for Bank Treasury Risk Management (BTRM), the world's first practitioner developed and practitioner orientated professional qualification in bank asset-liability management. He is also a Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire Business School.

Session Information: 

The session will explore a range of banking related topics, including:

• What is banking?

• What are the roles of the different types of bank?

• Market leaders in the banking industry

• Competition in the banking industry

• Extent of an internationalised market

• Chris Westcott's career highlights, focusing in particular on the valuable lessons learned from 3 roles

• Most challenging aspects of the banking industry and how to overcome them

• Developing personal resilience

• Benefits of coaching and/or mentoring