David Risser

David Risser

London, England, United Kingdom
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Governance, sustainability, risk and organisational design expert with experience in…

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  • Amnesty International Graphic

    Board member and Treasurer, Member of the Nomination Committee

    Amnesty International

    - 6 years 5 months

    Human Rights

    Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.

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  • Corporate governance of banks in Transition Countries

    Springer

    This paper contributes to our understanding of corporate governance in
    the banking sector by focusing on transition countries. We examine to what extent transitional countries have embraced the wave of new standards introduced by the Basel Committee, the Financial Stability Board or the European Banking Authority.
    Our analysis focuses on the main governance weaknesses targeted by the new regulatory and governance best practice framework. Questionnaires and interviews cover board…

    This paper contributes to our understanding of corporate governance in
    the banking sector by focusing on transition countries. We examine to what extent transitional countries have embraced the wave of new standards introduced by the Basel Committee, the Financial Stability Board or the European Banking Authority.
    Our analysis focuses on the main governance weaknesses targeted by the new regulatory and governance best practice framework. Questionnaires and interviews cover board composition and functioning, bank’s strategy and risk appetite, risk governance, and incentives. The analysis is carried out in 16 countries in six regions. We show that governance practices of banks diverge within and across countries, shaped by different legislations, supervisory modes and governance frameworks. Responses to questionnaires indicate that board composition and functioning is the weakest governance part of the chain. Besides, board independence remains one of the biggest issues. In most cases, the board is also barely involved in setting and monitoring risk appetite. Finally, in most countries compensation is tied to short term business performance rather than to governance values and strategic goals. Overall, the large majority of surveyed banks present an embryonic risk culture and boards have a vast agenda ahead, beginning with strengthening risk management and changing incentives.

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Languages

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Czech

    Professional working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

  • Indonesian

    Elementary proficiency

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