David Thomson

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About David Thomson

Experienced Credit, Lending, Operations, Risk and Compliance, Business Development, Relationship Management, and Sales professional with a demonstrated history of delivering outcomes at an executive/senior level. Skilled in- People Leadership- Divisional Management- Relationship and Business Development (Sales)- Risk & Compliance including framework development/maturation- Portfolio Management- Governance- Strategy- Policy Development; and - Project Delivery. Career highlights include- Maturation/redesign of Operations, Credit, and Risk functions to better support business and customer outcomes - Delivery of digital solutions to enhance lending, customer and credit outcomes - Support Team and Branch of the Year accolades - Successful disaster/business continuity management - GFC, Canterbury and Kaikoura Earthquakes, commodity downturns, Covid, Black Wednesday (PNG) etc - Credit Rating upgrades and positive regulator interactions supporting the likes of Bank registration Strong banking and finance professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Criminology and Sociology from Victoria University of Wellington. Recent studies include Certificate in Poupou Huia Te Reo 1 through Te Wananga o Raukawa in 2024.