Russell Seddon

Russell is broadly experienced banking-sector professional, equally comfortable in senior management or hands-on roles. Experience in both management and consultancy roles; covering assurance, compliance, risk, project management (especially project rescue) and information technology.

Russell has worked for extended periods of time as a senior manager within the Bank of England and as a Managing Director at HSBC, in a range of senior management positions.

Russell was a key contributor to the HSBC Global Standards Programme which successfully lifted the 2012 US Dept of Justice Deferred Prosecution Agreement, and its associated regulatory Cease and Desist Orders.

Russell worked most recently within a major UK Asset Manager, abrdn, in designing and implementing a Risk and Controls Management Framework, and in reviewing and strengthening Financial Crime policy and standards.