Andreas Ponce de León

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at HBL Bank UK

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Transformational leader and experienced global banking executive with a broad and diverse financial services background acting as a change agent to achieve restructuring, turnaround, or corrective action goals. Skilled at leveraging analytics and technology to stabilize and prepare complex businesses for growth and innovation in a constantly changing business and regulatory environment. Have led HBL Bank UK through a £22M+ P&L turnaround over the last 4 years, resulting in a sustainable business model positioned for growth and resilient to environmental changes.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director (SMF 1) at HBL Bank UK
    Dec 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    HBL UK is an independent UK based bank, we take great pride in providing a high standard of banking services to meet your financial needs. Our strong global network and expert professionals are ready to help you with your everyday banking, your commercial banking and your wealth management needs. Whether you are looking for financing solutions to grow your business, LCs for trade financing or investing for the future, we have products to support all your needs.

  • GM & Country Manager USA at HBL - Habib Bank Limited
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs

    Responsible for leading the institution through an enterprise-wide business transformation as well as managing the regulatory relationship for the bank in the US. Significant focus on building and strengthening the end to end processes domestically and working with international partners in the bank to provide insight at the global level. Managed the day to day operations of the Bank in the US as the senior executive for the Bank in the country.

  • Chief Operating Officer at Tradewind Aviation
    2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for a series of enhancements to the business including financial systems and process improvements, strengthening of technology, operational efficiency, business controls, developing firm-wide metrics, and further developing processes in human resources, accounting, and marketing. Andreas led both the Executive and Management Committees for the firm and responsible for working with the Partners of the business in driving all strategic decisions.

  • Director at Citi
    2006 - 2016 · 10 yrs

    Held global leadership positions in Operations and Risk Management driving solutions for firm wide franchise critical regulatory issues including AML Compliance, Consumer Loan Modifications, Fraud, and Third Party Risk. Roles include: Global Head of AML Operations Risk & Control, Director Consumer Fraud and Collections Risk, Director of Financial Forecasting (NCL/LLR) and Payment Risk. Managed global operational teams of 400+ FTE, and analytic risk management teams of 100+ FTE

  • Vice President, Strategy & Analytics at IRMC
    2004 - 2006 · 2 yrs

    A Business Process Outsourcer, specializing in receivables management; Consulted with clients and led development of Client specific risk management and analytics solutions, custom models, and strategies