An entrepreneurial Global CEO / MD / COO / CIO / Banking, Business and IT Transformation with extensive board level experience with world class banking / financial services organisations, Asset management, brokerage companies and distribution companies as an international hands-on leader and Trusted Advisor to CEO's and Board level executives.
Key expertise turn-around and recovery of failing complex programmes, M&A, Post Integration and separation, loan restructuring, Core Banking systems (SAP/ Temenos T24/ Oracle / Calypso /Murex) & Asset Management strategy and design of International Core Banking, Brokerage systems,Treasury and Trading Finance systems, Digital & E-commerce systems, Driving digital online sales & marketing campaigns, credit risk and regulatory control programmes, creating new digital products via a track record in Operations & Process Improvement across many industry sectors improving business performance and leading high value Global IT / Business & Organisational Change Programmes.
Set up and structured Offshore Outsourcing (BPO, ITO and HRO) JV & partnership deals in excess of $6.5Bn delivering operational performance improvement of 55%.
Expert Skills Summary:
• Core Banking, Treasury & Trading Systems
• Operational Systems / Processes
• Governance, Regulatory Controls, Risk and Compliance
• Credit and Consumer risk, compliance & regulatory controls governance reporting
• IT Enterprise (Architecture & Infrastructure)
• Digital Mobile Technology, Credit Cards Systems / E-Commerce Payments
• Strategy Development & Implementation
• TOM Design, Operations; Global BPO Outsourcing
• Business / IT Transformation / Change Management
• P&L Control/Global Financial Planning
• M &A, Post Integration, diversification and separation also Building High Performance Teams
• Secure digital payments systems and E-commerce (SEPA, FPS, SWIFT, Chaps and BACS)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), IT Banking Operations and Finance, Distinction @ Seton Hill University From 2006 to 2008 Executive MBA, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law @ Seton Hill University From 1996 to 1998 MSc Information Technology, Computer Science, Distinction @ The Robert Gordon University From 1984 to 1985 BSc, Electrical & Electronic Eng, 1st Class Honours @ University of Wales, Cardiff From 1980 to 1983 Donald Macpherson is skilled in: Financial Services, Change Management, IT Transformation, Retail Banking, Investment Banking, Mergers, Finance Transformation, Core Banking, Energy Industry, Telecommunications, Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, SCRUM, Agile Methodologies