Board of Directors
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Yawar Shah, Chairman of the Board of Directors, SWIFTGlobal Head, Citi Shared Services, Citigroup, USA
Yawar Shah has been a SWIFT Director since 1995, Deputy Chairman of the Board since 1996, and Chairman since June 2006. He is the Global Head of Citi Shared Services. Prior to this, Mr. Shah was at J.P.Morgan for over 20 years. Positions there have included Global Operations Executive for Worldwide Securities Services, Retail Service and Operations Executive, Chief Operating Officer of the Global Private Bank, and General Manager of the Treasury Management Services business. He received his BA from Harvard College and his MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Stephan Zimmermann, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, SWIFTCOO, Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, UBS AG, Switzerland.
Chairman of Human Resources Committee of the Board, SWIFT. SWIFT Director since 1998. Vice Chairman SFMS, Swiss Financial Market Services, Switzerland. Member of SWIFT’s Compensation Committee.
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Udo BraunMember of the Executive Board, Group Markets Operations, Commerzbank, Germany
SWIFT Director since 2007. Joined Commerzbank in 1988. Currently responsible for all operations services for Financial Market Instruments of Commerzbank Group. Previously held several managerial functions in information technology, securities and capital markets at Commerzbank in Europe and US.
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Ignace CombesDeputy Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear SA/NV, Belgium
SWIFT Director since 2006. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Management Committee and member of the Executive Committee of Euroclear SA/NV. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Belgium and NCSD Holding (parent company of Euroclear Sweden & Euroclear Finland) and Member of the Board of Directors of Euroclear Bank. He is Chairman of TransConstellation a.s.b.l./ v.z.w. He is also a Board Member of Febelfin and Partena. Previously held several managerial positions with J.P.Morgan in Brussels and New York.
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Fabrice DenèleHead of Payments, BPCE, France
SWIFT Director since 2009. Fabrice Denèle is responsible for cards and payments strategy in BPCE ( the recent merger of Banques Populaires and Caisses d’Epargne Central Bodies). He is also Board Member of STET, Cartes Bancaires and member of the European Payments Council and several bodies related to payments. He chairs the European Savings Banks Group Payments Committee. Fabrice Denèle has over fifteen years of experience in treasury and payments.
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John EllingtonDirector, Debt Management and Fraud Operations, The Royal Bank of Scotland, United Kingdom
SWIFT Director since 2005. Joined The Royal Bank of Scotland (previously NatWest) in 1985 and held several senior positions in international payment, cash management, card processing and trade operations. Currently responsible for Debt Management and Fraud Operations businesses in the UK and Ireland which help customers in difficult circumstances by managing their debt and obligations to the Group, whilst also protecting them from potential fraudulent activity. Director, SWIFT (UK).
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Giorgio FerreroHead of Payment Systems Strategy and Development, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy
Swift Director since 2008. Over thirty years of banking experience. Currently responsible for the strategic development in the payment systems area and for the implementation of best practices for new payment schemes at the ISP Group level. Chair of the EBA Clearing Company. Member of the COGEPS, of the European Payments Council Plenary and Co-ordination Committee. Member of the CASPER (Committee for Payment & Settlement Services) and Board Member of Consorzio Bancomat. He also participates in the ECB SEPA High Level Meetings as Intesa Sanpaolo Representative.
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Göran ForsGlobal Head of Custody Services, SEB, Sweden
SWIFT Director since 2009. Joined SEB in 1997 and serves as Global Head of Custody Services. Previous functions include Custody Services and Operations Management at Swedbank and Gotabank. Serves as a Chairman of Euroclear Sweden Market Advisory Committee,T2S National User Group Sweden, European SWIFT Alliance and the Swedish SWIFT National Member Group.
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Wolfgang GaertnerCIO, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany
Chairman of Technology and Production Committee of the Board, SWIFT. SWIFT Director since 2001. Joined Deutsche Bank in 1998 and serves as Chief Information Officer Core Banking. His group provides IT solutions and operations services to the Global Banking, Private & Business Clients and Private Wealth Management divisions. Previous functions included management of Deutsche Bank's cash business for financial institutions, as well as managerial positions in IT at Commerzbank. Holds a degree in economics and technology from the University of Karlsruhe.
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Günther Gall Executive Vice President, Division Head of Transactions Services, Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Austria
SWIFT Director since 2001. Joined the Genossenschaftliche Zentralbank, Vienna (formerly Raiffeisen Zentralbank) in 1969. Currently Divisional Head of Transaction Services, which comprises cash management, custody, cards and infrastructure. Represents the Raiffeisen Banking Group on the Supervisory Board of STUZZA, the Austrian platform for non-competitive co-operation in payments, at the management committee of APC (Austrian Payments Council), of the Supervisory Board of Paylife, the Austrian Card Acquiring and Issuing company, and A-TRUST, the accredited Austrian Certification Authority. Internationally, he is Member of the EBA Association Board and the European Payment Council Plenary.
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Alan GoldsteinExecutive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Asset Management & International, The Bank of New York Mellon
SWIFT Director since 2006. Chairman of the Audit & Finance Committee. Oversees technology for the Asset Management businesses globally, and for all businesses internationally at The Bank of New York Mellon. Previous management responsibilities at the company have included technology risk management, enterprise architecture, financial messaging systems, software development, distributed application infrastructures, data and database administration. Before joining The Bank of New York, Alan was Chief Technology Officer for BondNet Trading Systems, an industry leader in fixed income trading systems acquired by the bank in 1997. Prior to this, Alan worked for a number of firms in the US and EMEA as a technology consultant.
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Rob GreenCEO of Payments Product House, FirstRand Bank Limited, South Africa
SWIFT Director since 2009. Joined FirstRand Bank in 1974. In his current position, he is responsible for payments (RTGS and settlements) and messaging services and provides strategic direction for payments and messaging standards. Held various positions at First National Bank of South Africa and First National Bank of Namibia. Is Chairman of the Financial Industry Standards Association.
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Finn Otto HansenHead, SWIFT, Clearing and Settlement Strategies, DnB NOR Bank ASA, Norway and Chairman of SWIFT's Banking and Payments Committee.
SWIFT Director since 2004. Joined DnB NOR in 1974. Held various positions in Credit, Payments and Cash Management. Currently heads the department for Clearing and Settlement Strategies. Has represented his institution and Norwegian banks on various national committees over the last two decades, including the SWIFT National Member Group. Representative of DnB NOR to EBA Clearing and CLS.
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Gerard HartsinkSenior Executive Vice President of Global Transaction Services and Market Infrastructures, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands
SWIFT Director since 2009. In his current position, he holds responsibility for the global transaction services and for the relationship ABN AMRO has with the market infrastructures and industry standards bodies globally in the securities, payments, forex and cards industry. Has had managerial roles in sales, product development, information management and operations in several of the Business Units within the ABN AMRO Group. Chairs CLS Bank and the European Payments Council, is a Board Member of LCH Clearnet and chairs Dutch SWIFT National Member Group.
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Hideo KazusaGeneral Manager, Transaction Services Division, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Japan
SWIFT Director since 2008. Over twenty five years of international banking experience. Currently responsible for Japanese yen payments, clearing, security clearing and custodial services. Previous experience includes strategic planning, resource allocation and risk management at regional and international levels.
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Colin KlipinManaging Director, Global Payments, Barclays Bank, United Kingdom
Has been involved in the payments industry for over twenty years. Currently responsible for Barclays Group-wide payments including payment operations, technology and risk. Chairman of Faster Payments, Chairman of APACS Director of Payments Council. Previously served as a SWIFT Board member, representing the USA, from 1992 to 1994 and is currently a member of SWIFT’s UK Board.
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Yves MaasHead International Operations, Managing Director, Credit Suisse, Switzerland
SWIFT Director since 2003. Started his career with Credit Suisse in 1999 (Credit Suisse Private Banking). Held positions in Securities, Treasury, IT, Operations as well as managerial positions at Cedelbank in Luxembourg . Member of the Board of Credit Suisse Private Advisors.
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Lynn MathewsChairman of the Australian National Member Group and Asia Pacific and Latin American Representative of CLS Services, Australia
SWIFT Director since 1998. Formerly, Head of Payments, Products and Industry Policy and Strategy in the Global Transaction Services Group at Westpac Banking Corporation and General Manager of the Corporate and Investor Services Group at Citibank in Australia. Former Deputy Chairman of Austraclear Ltd.
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Alain PochetHead of Banking Services, BNP Paribas, Securities Services, France
SWIFT Director since 2010. Member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Securities Services, responsible for the firm’s worldwide Banking Services. Formerly at JP Morgan Paris as Head of the Capital Markets operations in France and then Head of Operations and Technology for the Paris branch. Following the acquisition of JP Morgan’s local custody business by Paribas in 1995, Alain was appointed Head of the Securities Services business for France and later for all markets in the Euronext zone. Member of the Board of AFTI (the French Association of Securities Professionals) and chairs both the Market Advisory Committee (MAC) of Euroclear France, the International MAC of Euroclear and also the LCH Clearnet SA’s User Consultative Group. Member of the Euronext projects committee and member of the T2S Advisory Group of the ECB /Eurosystem.
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Javier SantamariaAssistant General Manager, Banco Santander, Spain
SWIFT Director since 2009. Joined Santander Group in 1992. In his current position, he represents Banco Santander in several forums related to payment systems and transaction banking: the European Payments Council, the Euro Banking Association and Iberpay. He also liaises with Banco de España and the European Central Bank, the Spanish Banking Association and the European Banking Federation on these matters. Formerly in charge of Banco Santander’s Operations and Business Services. Actively involved in academic activities.
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Eli I SinyakChief Technology & Services Officer (CTSO), HSBC Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
SWIFT Director since 2006. Joined HSBC Asia Pacific region in 2005 and now holds the position of CTSO for HSBC in the Asia Pacific region. Eli is also the CTSO for Global Commercial Banking (CMB). A member of the HSBC Asia Pacific Executive Committee, Eli has overall responsibility for Operations, Technology, Security and Fraud, Real Estate, Service Quality and Purchasing for the Asia Pacific region. As a member of the Global CMB Management Committee, Eli has functional responsibility for the Technology investments funded by CMB globally. Member of the Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee for the Hong Kong Government, Director of Hong Kong Note Printing Ltd, Chairman of Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Ltd and Chairman of HSBC Technology & Services (China) Ltd. Previously CEO of HSBC.com, Vice President Distribution Systems of HSBC North America and held other managerial positions in information technology.
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Jeffrey TesslerMember of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, responsible for Clearstream Division. Chief Executive Officer of Clearstream International S.A.
SWIFT Director since 2006. President and Chairman of the Group Executive Management of Clearstream International S.A.; Chief Executive Officer of Clearstream Banking S.A.; Chairman of the Group Executive Management of Clearstream Banking S.A.; Chief Executive Officer, Clearstream Holding AG (former Deutsche Börse Dienstleistungs AG) since 2008. Board Memberships: Clearstream Banking AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board; Clearstream Banking S.A., Member of the Board of Directors; Clearstream International S.A., Member of the Board of Directors; Deutsche Börse Systems AG, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board; Chairman Edmond Israel Foundation.
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Dirk VanderschrickVice-Chairman and CFO of Dexia Insurance Belgium
SWIFT Director since 2007. Board member of Dexia Investments Ireland and Dexia Investment Company. He has a Bachelor Degree in Trade and financial sciences and a Master Degree of Business Administration from the K.U. Leuven.
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Ingrid VersnelHead, Payments and Wealth Management Technology & Operations Royal Bank of Canada, Canada
SWIFT Director since 2007. Currently leads the RBC’s Payments and Trade transaction processing. Includes after-sales support for retail and wholesale payments products including cheques clearing, cash and electronic payment products for all wholesale and retail clients. Also leads Operations and Technology for the Global Wealth Management platform. Acts as the senior bank representative on industry forums including the Board of the Canadian Payments Association and the Bank of Canada BNDS Committee and Canadian Bankers’ Association Committee. Previously was Managing Director, Global Capital Markets – Operations and Administration. Within RBC group Ms Versnel has held various positions in Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, and Financial Engineering Operations.
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Jee Hong Yee-TangTechnology Advisor to ABS, Singapore
SWIFT Director since 1999. Currently Technology Advisor to the Association of Banks in Singapore and Member of Computerisation Steering Committee of Singapore Pools Pte Ltd/Tote Board/Turf Club. Previously Managing Director and Head of IT at DBS Bank. As EVP (Corporate Services) had responsibility for risk management and various operational departments, including Finance, Human Resources, Trade Finance, Credit Administration and Settlements. Was Board Member of DBS Asset Management and DBS Card Centre Pte Ltd.
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