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Yawar Shah, Chairman of the Board of Directors, SWIFT
Chief Operating Officer, Customer Intelligence, Citi
Yawar Shah has been a SWIFT Director since 1995, Deputy Chairman of the Board since 1996, and Chairman since June 2006. He is the Chief Operating Officer, Customer Intelligence, Citi and before that was 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, SWIFT
Chief Operating Officer, Global Wealth Management and Group Managing Director, 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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Guy Beniada
CFO and Managing Director, ING Belgium
Board Member since 2011. Guy Beniada is CFO and Managing Director of ING Belgium since 1 February 2007. Prior to his career at ING, Guy Beniada held several functions at Continental Bank (Paris and Brussels) and Standard Chartered Bank (Paris). He Joined the BBL (France) in 1989 as Head of Financial Markets Activities before becoming President of Ferri SA. In August 2002 he was appointed General Manager of ING Bank (Suisse).
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Udo Braun
Member 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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Fabrice Denèle
Head 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 Ellington
Director, Retail Banking 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 Retail Banking Operations in the UK / Ireland and India which provides a full range of operational support to the Retail Bank including account maintenance, mortgage processing, fraud and debt management operations. Director, SWIFT (UK).
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Giorgio Ferrero
Head 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 Fors
Global 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 Gaertner
CIO, 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
Head of Transactions Services Division, Raiffeisenbank International AG, Austria
SWIFT Director since 2001. Joined the Genossenschaftliche Zentralbank, Vienna (formerly Raiffeisen Zentralbank) in 1969. Currently Head of Transaction Services Division, 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 Goldstein
Managing Director & Head of Global Custody & Clearing Technology, Worldwide Securities Services, J.P. Morgan, United States
SWIFT Director since 2006. Chairman of the Audit & Finance Committee. Oversees technology for the Global Custody and Clearing businesses at J.P. Morgan. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Alan was EVP & Global CIO for BNY Mellon Asset Management and International CIO for BNY Mellon. Previous management responsibilities include 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 Green
Chief Risk Officer, Global Transaction Services, Corporate and Investment Banking, FirstRand Bank Limited, South Africa
SWIFT Director since 2009. Joined FirstRand Bank in 1974. Held various positions at First National Bank of South Africa and First National Bank of Namibia. Is Chairman of the Financial Industry Standards Association and Chairman of the National ISO TC68 Standards Committee.
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Finn Otto Hansen
Head SWIFT, Clearing and Settlement Strategies, DnB NOR Bank ASA, Norway
SWIFT Director since 2004.Chairman of the Banking and Payments Committee. 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 Hartsink
Senior Advisor to the ABN AMRO Board, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands
SWIFT Director since 2009. Previously responsible for the global transaction services and ABN AMRO's relationship 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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Yumesaku Ishigaki
General Manager, Transaction Services Division, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan
SWIFT Director since 2010. Joined The Bank of Tokyo Ltd in 1985 with experience in Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Sales & Trading of FX, Fixed Income and Derivatives, and Structured Finance. Previous positions included Deputy Global Head of Financial Institutions, Global Corporate Banking Division, The Bank of Tokyo -Mitsubishi UFJ (2009), Managing Director, Structured Products Unit, Mitsubishi UFJ International plc, London (2005), Director, Head of Structuring Business Group, Tokyo-Mitsubishi International plc, London (2001).
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John Laurens
Head of Global Payments and Cash Management Asia-Pacific, HSBC, Hong Kong
Board member since 2011. Mr Laurens joined HSBC in 2001 as the Regional Head of Product Management and led the development and management of HSBC’s integrated cash management solutions throughout the region. Prior to that, he gained extensive experience with Citibank where he was the Head of Corporate Banking in Australia. He also held senior transaction banking positions, including Regional Head, Global Cash and Trade, Asia-Pacific with responsibility for product management. Prior to moving to Asia in 1994, he undertook a variety of roles in Europe covering relationship management, global custody, investment management and marketing. John Laurens is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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Yves Maas
Head International Operations, Managing Director, Credit Suisse, Switzerland
SWIFT Director since 2003. Chairman of the Securities Committee of the SWIFT Board. 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 Mathews
Chairman of the Australian National Member Group and Asia Pacific and Latin American Representative of CLS Bank Group, 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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Godelieve Mostrey
Executive Director and Chief Technology and Services Officer, Euroclear
Godelieve Mostrey joined Euroclear in October 2010 as Executive Director and Chief Technology and Services Officer of the Euroclear group. Ms. Mostrey is a member of the Euroclear Group Management Committee and an Executive Director of the Board. Previously, Ms. Mostrey was a member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels, where she was responsible for IT technology, operations (including securities, payments, credit cards, mortgages, clients and accounts), property and purchasing. Ms. Mostrey began her career in 1983 within the IT department of Generale Bank in Brussels, moving to operations in 1997 and, upon its merger with Fortis in 2006, became country manager for Fortis Bank Belgium. She became Chief Operating Officer of Fortis Bank in 2008, which was acquired by BNP Paribas in 2009. Ms. Mostrey was also a Non-Executive Director of the Boards of Euroclear PLC and Euroclear SA/NV between 2006 and May 2010.
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Alain Pochet
Head of Clearing, Custody and Corporate Trust Services, BNP Paribas, Securities Services, France
SWIFT Director since 2010. Member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Securities Services, previously 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 Santamaria
Head of Finance Systems & Forums, Deputy 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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Jeffrey Tessler
Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, responsible for Clearstream Division. Chief Executive Officer of Clearstream International S.A., Luxembourg
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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Marcus Treacher
Head of e-commerce and Client Experience, Global Transaction Banking, HSBC, United Kingdom
SWIFT Director since 2010. Based in London, Marcus Treacher is Global Head of Payments and Cash Management Client Experience and eChannels for HSBC's Global Transaction Banking business. Marcus is responsible for client experience and global client management strategy, jointly with the Regional Payments and Cash Management Heads.
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Ingrid Versnel
Head, Wealth Management and Payments, Operations and Technology, RBC, Canada
SWIFT Director since 2007. Chair of the Standards Committee of the SWIFT Board. As Head of Payments and Wealth Management Technology and Operations, Ingrid Versnel provides oversight for the global delivery and execution of technology and operations and overall coordination of the Wealth Management Platform within the enterprise. Ms. Versnel has worked within the RBC group for over 20 years. Her experience through this time included: Director of Operations in New York, Managing Director of Global Capital Markets – Operations and Administration and various roles in Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, and Financial Engineering Operations. Most recently she has lead the Payments and Trade Operations group for RBC, and continues in this role together with her Wealth Management responsibilities. Member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Payments Association and The Bank of Canada BNDS Committee. She holds a HBA from The Richard Ivey School of Business, and is a Chartered Accountant.
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Jee Hong Yee-Tang
Technology 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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