David Peters

Risk Management Consultant

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

15+ Years Leading Teams Delivering Strategic & Regulatory Advice to C-Level Banking & Financial Executives • Thorough knowledge of risk management frameworks, methods, and governance practices across diverse financial institutions • Ability to gain executive and Board support and influence the organization, through a combination of superior communication skills, regulatory sophistication, and a sound business understanding of profit drivers and their interaction with how risks are generated • Strategic thinking and the ability to build, impart vision to, inspire, guide and develop teams • Focus on continuous improvement of the risk function, drawing on best practices, trends in talent and emerging technology

Experience

  • Head of Middle East at True North Partners
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Advise executives of banks and other financial firms in the Middle East on how to meet their most important risk management, compliance and regulatory challenges.

  • Managing Director at Promontory Financial Group, an IBM Company
    Jun 2016 - Dec 2022 · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • Promontory Financial Group, LLC (13 yrs 6 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2022 · 7 yrs

    • Managing Director
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2022 · 7 yrs

      I led Promontory’s Canadian team, helping financial institutions across the country to address their most critical risk-management, compliance and regulatory challenges.

    • Director
      Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      As a Director in Promontory’s Singapore office, I lead teams that help financial institutions and public sector agencies to manage complex risks and meet their greatest regulatory challenges with integrity and quality. I provide expertise in regulatory and compliance issues such as Basel III, recovery and resolution planning, OTC derivatives regulation, governance, risk management, strategic planning, regulatory relations, capital and liquidity planning and compliance oversight, with a particular focus on anti-money laundering.

  • Vice President and General Manager, Decision Support Services at SBR International
    2006 - 2009 · 3 yrs

    At SBR International, I was responsible for re-launching and building a cross-sector strategy consulting practice for a boutique professional services firm, with focus in the financial services, mining, and utilities industries.

  • EPO Researcher at Scotiabank
    2006 - 2006 · Less than a year