Contributors

Mark Young

Mark Young is a Managing Director heading up the Asia Pacific region in Fitch Ratings’ Financial Institutions Group. Prior to moving to Singapore in 2011 Mark had 11 years of experience in ratings covering developed and developing markets at Fitch based in London. Previous to this he was based in Fitch’s South African office. 

Martin Smith

Martin Smith is a Senior Markets Analyst for East & Partners, based in Sydney. He provides in-depth research and analysis to Asian and Australian banks across institutional, corporate and business banking markets in addition to formulating and implementing thought leadership initiatives.

 

Matt Baldwin

Matt Baldwin is the Asia Managing Director at PORTIA. He has over 23 years experience in Investment Management software - 10 years in implementation and the last 13 years in sales and sales management.

Matthew Hodgson

Matthew Hodgson, CEO at Mosaic Smart Data.

Matthew Talbot

Matthew Talbot is senior vice president of Mobile commerce for Sybase 365

Matthew Talbot

Matthew Talbot is senior vice president of Mobile commerce for Sybase 365

Md. Touhidul Alam Khan

Md. Touhidul Alam Khan is the managing director and chief executive officer of National Bank Limited, Bangladesh. Before this assignment, he was serving as the Additional Managing Director of Premier Bank PLC.

He started his banking career in 1993 as a Senior Officer at Agrani Bank, Bangladesh, and progressively elevated his position through senior management roles in different banks, including Prime Bank, Bank Asia, Modhumoti Bank, and Standard Bank.

During his 31-year-long career, he has taken on significant roles such as Chief Business Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Chief Credit Officer,and various other strategic responsibilities.

Among Khan's notable achievements are his leadership in Bangladesh's first Shariah-based syndication deal and orchestration of the largest syndication term loan, demonstrating profound expertise in syndications and structured finance.

Holding a master’s degree in finance from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, he is also a fellow member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB). 

He holds the distinction of being the first certified sustainability reporting assurer (CSRA) in Bangladesh, emphasizing his commitment to sustainable business practices. He is an Associate Fellow Member of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, UK, and a Certified Professional & Life Member of Basel iii Compliance Professionals Association of USA.

In addition to his professional accolades, Touhidul Alam Khan has received numerous prestigious national and international awards for outstanding literary contributions. His dedication to continuous learning is evident through his active engagement as a moderator and speaker in diverse training programs and conferences, both at national and international scales.

Michael Gorriz

Michael was appointed Standard Chartered Group Chief Information Officer on March 25, 2015 and is responsible for the banking operations, systems development, and technology infrastructure which underpin the bank’s client services, and defines and implements the bank’s digital and innovation agenda.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Michael was Vice President and CIO at Daimler AG where he was globally responsible for strategy, planning, and development of the Group’s IT systems, as well as the operation of its technical infrastructure. During his 14 years at Daimler, Michael progressed through specialist research and design roles in aerospace to general management roles.

He is a physicist and engineer by background and obtained a PhD in Engineering. He is based in Singapore.

Michael enjoys tennis and jogging in his leisure time. He is married and has three daughters. 

Michael Lafferty

Michael Lafferty founded Lafferty Group in 1981 when he left the Financial Times, where he had been responsible for coverage of the banking industry. He had previously worked on the paper’s LEX team, the City Desk and been accountancy correspondent.
 

Michelle Katics

Michelle Katics is a retail banking risk executive with internationally tested leadership and management skills. More recently, Ms. Katics has focused on sharing risk management and regulatory best practices with executives across the region through training and coaching. In 2010, Ms. Katics founded BankersLab™ , a company which is providing simulation-gaming based risk management training for retail bank executives.