Paul Saunders
Paul is an experienced, senior risk professional with excellent strategic, regulatory and operational risk management skills. He has over 30 years’ experience in retail, corporate and investment banking.
Paul has implemented global business control frameworks to meet regulatory requirements from within a firm and as a consultant. In past roles Paul has developed operational risk and compliance functions in all aspects and has acted as a deputy MLRO. He has also been subject to the FSA’s approved persons regime.
Paul chairs the Institute of Risk Management’s Operational Risk Special Interest Group and is regularly invited to talk at risk management forums.
Co-founder at GDFM, Jon is responsible for executing the firm’s strategic direction, overseeing the day-to-day management of the business operations, leading client relationships and delivering on GDFM’s people agenda.
Jon has worked exclusively in the financial services and consulting industry, holding roles at both Sapient Global Markets and Deloitte before setting up GDFM in 2016.
Jon is a trusted business leader who is passionate about delivering high value outcomes for our clients and fortunate to have been involved in a wide range of high-profile engagements for first class financial services businesses with a specific focus on risk advisory, business process design and managed services.
The GDFM Board and Advisory Panel is formed of financial services experts who are all ex-market practitioners and leaders in their respective fields.
The team has a passion for delivery excellence, coaching our future leaders and bringing innovative and efficient solutions to our clients. We firmly believe that our people are our strongest asset and the key to building our culture.
Nazir Badat
Anthony Fraser
Libby Denchfield
Brett Newland
Rob De La Rue
Laurence Parish
Clarisse Mallem
Sarah Peaston
Tony Adams
Aqsa Majeed
Aarti O’Donnell
Balazs Bezeczky
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JUNIOR CONSULTANT
This is an exciting opportunity for a university graduate who is looking for a challenging role. We are committed to investing in new talent who want a career in financial services and our culture is one of learning and professional development through hands-on specialist training and project-specific roles. Now is the ideal time for the right candidate to join as you’ll be given the opportunity to work closely with the company partners and be at the centre of this exciting period of expansion for the firm.