Over 45 years of experience in the Banking industry both as an accountant and as an internal auditor. During which, projects covered:

1. Commissioner, appointed by the UK Foreign Secretary, reporting to the Parliament and responsible for reviewing UK’s aid programme from 2019-2024.
2. Head of Internal Audit of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) for 15 years and Auditor General of the African Development Bank for 3 years.
3. Lead all Fraud and compliance tasks/investigations for the EBRD between 1991-2001 until the formation of the Bank’s Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Investigations covered operations of the Bank in Central and Eastern Europe.
4. As CFO of the Central Bank of Egypt, introduced a number of new and improved processes during tenure covering procurement, expense operations, budgeting and corporate planning and strategy.
5. Carried out and participated in several Quality Assessments of internal audit functions of major financial institutions in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing as follows: European Investment Bank (twice), Asian Development Bank (twice), African Development Bank, National Bank of Greece, Central Bank of Belarus (latter as part of an IMF Safeguards Assessment Mission).
6. Technical Assistant to the Independent Investigative Panel of the UNDP in relation to UNDP/UN Operations in North Korea.

Professional qualifications

• Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants-UK
• Associate member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Bankers
• Associate member of the UK’s Association of Corporate Treasurers

Specialties: Internal Audit
Risk Management
Investigations