New Director at KBC Bank Ireland
23 March 2011
New Director at KBC Bank Ireland
In line with KBC Group's risk management model that is being implemented throughout all Group Entities, and with the consent of the Central Bank of Ireland following his proposal by KBC Bank Ireland, KBC has appointed Mr. Cameron Marr as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of KBC Bank Ireland as of beginning of May. Cameron Marr will be joining KBC Bank Ireland's Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He will be responsible for the risk management strategy of the bank covering all types of risk across the institution's activities.
Cameron Marr was born in 1962 and is a British national. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Business Studies from the University of Edinburgh, awarded in 1984. Following roles in banks in the City of London between 1984 and 1999, Cameron Marr joined KBC Bank in London from HSBC Investment Bank in 1999 to establish the Bank's Syndication and Debt Placement department and capabilities. Following promotion to General Manager in 2004, in 2006 Cameron Marr was appointed General Manager in charge of KBC Bank London Branch where he was responsible for KBC Bank's banking operations throughout the UK, with full oversight of all credit, market, legal and operational risks arising from these activities. In 2009, he joined KBC Group's Head Office in Brussels as the Head of the Project Management Office for the Merchant Banking Business Unit to assist in implementing KBC's strategic refocus.
