Stein Aage Bless

About

Experienced Risk Management and Compliance Consultant with extensive experience in financial services, compliance, risk management, and business development. Proven track record in project management, strategy formation, and governance within international consulting firms and financial institutions. Specialties include applications to Finanstilsynet, compliance, retail banking, covered bonds, Basel regulation, and process design/documentation.

Experience

• Partner · Howart Compliance2020-06-01 –

  Howart Compliance is a RegTech consulting firm with experts focused on Governance, Risk & Compliance through innovative use of Technology. We combine a broad industry experience with specialised and company-specific knowledge. Our extensive experience of both strategic and practical work at financial services companies ensures that we have a business-orientated approach to finding solutions to the problems we are faced with.

• Principal Consultant · Senior Compliance Partner AS2019-03-01 –

  New consulting company aiming at doing a variety of assignments in risk management and compliance.

• Senior Advisor · Compliance Norge AS2019-06-01 – 2020-06-01

  Consultancy firm specializing in outsourcing, interim and projects within compliance for the financial industry.

• Senior Manager · FCG2016-06-01 – 2019-03-01

  Senior Manager at FCG - Financial Compliance Group. The leading Nordic advisory services firm specialized in financial regulation, compliance and risk management. As a consultant at FCG, I have worked with numerous projects and areas including: Applications to the Norwegian FSA (Finanstilsynet), Project leader for the roll-out of Risk and compliance policy, methodology and systems, Advisor and project leader for anti-money laundering implementation, Advisor to board and senior management in risk and capital management and Compliance, Development of ICAAP processes at numerous banks, Improvement of risk policies and instructions at a number of clients, Advising banks regarding operational risk frameworks (Risk Appetite, KRIs, Self-Assessment process etc.)

• Management Consultant · Bless Consulting2012-03-01 – 2016-05-01

  Self-employed Management Consultant doing a variety of assignments for clients in Norway. Assignments include: License applications to Finanstilsynet (Norwegian FSA), Production of risk documentation, Process design and documentation, Due diligence, Production of strategy documents, Other tasks related to the start-up and daily running of a financial institution.

• Managing Consultant · Capgemini2008-09-01 – 2012-04-01

  Managing Consultant in BIM Advisory (Business Information Management). Stein Aage mainly works with general advisory towards Financial Services. Stein Aage has worked with business development, product development, Risk Management, Compliance and Analytics.

• Head of Portfolio Construction and Funding · DnB NOR Boligkreditt AS2007-10-01 – 2008-09-01

  Head of Portfolio Construction and Funding at DnB NOR Boligkreditt AS, DnB NOR group's subsidiary for issuing Covered Bonds. Responsible for the identification and transfer of mortgages from DnB NOR Bank ASA to DnB NOR Boligkreditt AS. Worked closely with rating agencies to achieve AAA rating on the covered bonds program and on the portfolio of mortgages. Participated in the European Road Show before the first issue of Covered Bonds.

• Vice President - Chief of Staff · DnB NOR Boligkreditt AS2006-01-01 – 2007-10-01

  Issuer of covered bonds. See above.

• Senior Advisor · DnB NOR Bank ASA1997-01-01 – 2004-12-01

  Senior Advisor in Postbanken (staff position). Reported to the executive leader for Postbanken, and worked with strategy, product development, budgeting, cost control, restructuring, quality control, etc. from 2000 to 2005. Advisor and team leader from 1997 to 1999 in Postbanken’s credit department, working with mortgages to private customers and as a team leader for loan approvals to self-employed customers.

• Company Advisor · Sparebanken Nord-Norge1993-02-01 – 1994-12-01

  Several shorter engagements within company and retail divisions. Mostly with defaulted customers.

Education

• Macquarie Business SchoolMBA, Corporate Acquisition, Insolvency, Strategy etc.
• BI Norwegian Business SchoolMaster of Management in Consulting, Consulting
• Oslo Business SchoolMaster of Business and Marketing, Business Administration and Management, General
• Oslo HandelshøyskoleHandelsøkonom, Business Administration and Management, General
• Stangnes VideregåendeAccounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance

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