Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers

Group Chief Financial Officer at Skipton Group

Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
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Experienced finance leader with extensive financial, strategic and change expertise. Commercial experience in international banking and asset management leading teams across Europe, Americas & Africa. Experienced at leading diverse teams through periods of change across a broad spectrum; from market entry to market exit, launching new products and services, reporting and control process re-design and core system change

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  • Skipton Group Graphic

    Group Chief Financial Officer

    Skipton Group

    - Present 7 months

  • Standard Chartered Bank

    Standard Chartered Bank

    11 years 6 months

  • Close Asset Management Graphic

    CFO

    Close Asset Management

    - 2 years 6 months

    CFO of divisional management team tasked with transforming the division into a leading UK private client wealth management business with both advisory and direct propositions

    Responsible for the finance function, property portfolio and executive responsibility for OLIM Investment management a discrete stand-alone investment management business

    Undertook significant level of M&A activity with disposal of four businesses based in the Channel Islands, Cayman Islands and the UK as…

    CFO of divisional management team tasked with transforming the division into a leading UK private client wealth management business with both advisory and direct propositions

    Responsible for the finance function, property portfolio and executive responsibility for OLIM Investment management a discrete stand-alone investment management business

    Undertook significant level of M&A activity with disposal of four businesses based in the Channel Islands, Cayman Islands and the UK as well as the acquisition of four UK based private client businesses, acquired to accelerate the transformation of the business

  • Lehman Brothers (in Administration) Graphic

    Executive Director

    Lehman Brothers (in Administration)

    - 1 year 4 months

    Retained by the Administrators to continue to run the finance function for the mortgage division and took responsibility for the commercial real estate companies.

    Worked closely with Administrators (PwC) and external counsel to restructure a specialist mortgage servicing company to be free of inter-company debt to position it for sale.

    Co-lead the liquidation work-stream within the Administration to review and analyse each legal entity to determine how best to release/retain value…

    Retained by the Administrators to continue to run the finance function for the mortgage division and took responsibility for the commercial real estate companies.

    Worked closely with Administrators (PwC) and external counsel to restructure a specialist mortgage servicing company to be free of inter-company debt to position it for sale.

    Co-lead the liquidation work-stream within the Administration to review and analyse each legal entity to determine how best to release/retain value for creditors

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    Executive Director

    Lehman Brothers

    - 1 year 9 months

    CFO for the UK mortgage division encompassing three non-conforming mortgage lending brands and a specialist mortgage servicing company. The division provided in-house flow for the Fixed Income Securitisation Desk.

    Responsible for all aspects of management, financial and regulatory reporting across the 100+ legal entities that formed the division

    Worked with the Securitised Products Group and Trading Desk to support the execution of the Eurosail securitisation…

    CFO for the UK mortgage division encompassing three non-conforming mortgage lending brands and a specialist mortgage servicing company. The division provided in-house flow for the Fixed Income Securitisation Desk.

    Responsible for all aspects of management, financial and regulatory reporting across the 100+ legal entities that formed the division

    Worked with the Securitised Products Group and Trading Desk to support the execution of the Eurosail securitisation programme.

    Responsible for investor reporting and cash bond administration required to support the 35+ securitised vehicles

    Leadership of the finance function within the Mortgage Capital Division in the UK consisting of 50 finance staff in the UK and 10 in India.

  • Standard Chartered Bank

    Standard Chartered Bank

    7 years

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      CFO Africa

      Standard Chartered Bank

      - 3 years

      CFO for the African business covering 13 sub-Sahara countries with revenues of $600m and trading profit of $200m.

      Responsible for the finance, property management and strategic sourcing functions in Africa consisting of 175 professionals across 14 countries including UK.

      All aspects of performance management from strategy development, annual target setting and monthly performance measurement and management

      Governance and financial control of all businesses including…

      CFO for the African business covering 13 sub-Sahara countries with revenues of $600m and trading profit of $200m.

      Responsible for the finance, property management and strategic sourcing functions in Africa consisting of 175 professionals across 14 countries including UK.

      All aspects of performance management from strategy development, annual target setting and monthly performance measurement and management

      Governance and financial control of all businesses including management of relationships with regulators, stock exchanges and minority shareholders

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      Head, Group Business Performance

      Standard Chartered Bank

      - 4 years

      Head of an analytical team at the corporate centre responsible for evaluating business performance across the Group

      Responsible for the provision of analysis and recommendations to the Group CEO and CFO covering all aspects of the on-going strategy and financial performance of key business units

  • Senior Consultant

    PwC Consulting

    - 6 years

    Responsibilities focused on the delivery of assignments for financial services clients in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Experience predominantly focused on strategy development assignments, but also covered programme and project management.

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