Karin Horgan

Head of Compliance at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Germany

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Extensive professional and management experience with the banking area Dynamic professional and leader Encouraging and motivating team leader Result-oriented, self-motivating personality Experience in change management processes

Experience

  • Head of Compliance at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Germany
    1998 - Present · 28 yrs 6 mos

    In charge of Compliance, Financial Security, Fraud Prevention, Signature authorizations and power delegations, local data management of customer files, contact for external and internal auditors, member of the leadership committee, credit committee, internal control committee, new product development committee, etc. Provide inhouse training and advise in compliance relavant topics to all departments of the bank. Previously also in charge of creating and staffing the Permanent Control function and the reorganization and expansion of the HR department.

  • LCO at Crédit Agricole Corporated and Investment Bank
    2004 - 2017 · 13 yrs

  • Chief Operating Officer at Crédit Lyonnais
    May 1998 - Apr 2004 · 6 yrs

    Responsible for 20+ employees Deputizing for the General Manager Departments reporting to me: Finance, Back/Middle Office for Corporate and Investment Banking as well as Capital Markets, Compliance/Internal Control, IT, HR, Reception and Secretary Pool Main tasks: Budget planning (top down and bottom up) as well as follow up Ensuring smooth and efficient service standards to clients and front offices Ensuring adherence to internal and external rules and regulations Developing and successfully implementing BCP Administering office space and moves

  • Head of Operations at Barclays Capital (BZW Deutschland Branch of Barclays Bank PLC)
    Apr 1996 - Apr 1998 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for a smooth process of operational activities making efficient use of available resources Developping, training and motivating the team members Successfully reducing fluctuation within the team Managing projects, e.g. introduction/change of the settlemetn system in order to cope with new products Setting up the infrastructure of the warrant issuing business and the sale of other OTC derivatives Being available for the different product areas for all settlement relevant questions and problems Outsourcing of the back office functions

  • Head of Operations at Bankers Trust International PLC
    Jan 1991 - Mar 1996 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Reorganization and downsizing of teams of up to 25 employees Supervising the proof and control functions Preparing legal documentation for new issues together with external law firms Listing of covered warrants at German stock exchanges Extending the paying agent function for DM bonds of the bank and other issuers Supervising the settlement of Money Market, FX and Interest Swap transactions Managing the security custody function for Bankers Trust NY, London and other European branches as well as for insurance companies and one asset manager