Jonathon Spitznagel

Responsible for teaching general English including Critical Reading and Comprehension to secondary level students ages ranging 14 to 18 years old and circa 200 students under my remit.

General English:

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• General Conversation

Critical Reading and Comprehension:

• Skimming techniques
• Scanning techniques
• Inferring from context and meaning

Took opportunity to take a career break after 15 years. Took time off to:

• Cryptocurrency
• Obtaining English teaching qualification
• Travel
• Golf
• Hiking/Exploring

• Responsible for training and development across Asia-Pacific relating to the control framework for CFIBC staff
• Responsible for new joiner training and development
• Administered Conduct Risk Colleges across Asia-Pacific within CFIBC in coordination with HSBC Group
• Chaired governance forums across Asia-Pacific for CFIBC which supplemented the HSBC Group governance framework in particular climate risk and coal policies
• Designed and implemented policies, procedures and enhanced due diligence around the Environment, Social & Governance framework for CFIBC
• Close collaboration with CFIBC Product Heads in conjunction with support functions (Control Room, Climate Risk, Reputational Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Operational & Technology Risk, Legal, Finance, Operations) to establish and enhance a robust operating and control framework, identifying risks and implementing controls to remediate risks
• Responsible for client strategy across CFIBC in reviewing client wallet share, products per client
• Improved CFIBC Asia-Pacific procedures to align with HSBC Group policies and procedures
• Redesigned the Risk and Control Assessments across the seven Products which led to bespoke reporting and governance
• Oversight and coordination in respect to internal audits in the region for CFIBC
• Implemented framework in respect to the new regulation from the Securities & Futures Commission 'Code of Conduct' across Equity and Debt Capital Markets - effective August 2022
• Close engagement with regulators (SFC and HKMA) on behalf of CFIBC; in particular the SFC review on the IPO Sponsor Entity (Hong Kong Corporate Finance Limited); which resulted in zero findings
• Managed and enhanced the new product due diligence process across Asia-Pacific, which included engagement with risk stewards relevant to the product
• 1LOD contact point in respect to 2LOD and 3LOD support partners (i.e., Compliance, Operational Risk, Finance, Audit)

• Managed the risk and control framework within Global Debt Capital Markets
• Responsible for the setup of client migration and all front and back-office platforms in Paris, as a result of Brexit
• Implemented all regulatory changes specific to Product such as Non-Financial Risks, ICMA and ESME updates
• Delivered successful MiFID II and Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Product (PRIIP) regulation across Global Banking in Europe
• Delivered Swap Associated Persons (National Futures Association) regulation and remediation within global banking - circa 1300 staff globally
• Responsible for the annual refresh of the various procedure and control documents within Global Banking
• Coordinated and main point of contact relating to internal audits and other thematic reviews on controls and procedures
• Managed quarterly Volcker Review Forums and the overall Governance framework for Debt Capital Markets
• Managed IT budget and project coordination
• Managed Business Continuity Framework across the UK, in particular the Investment Banking COVID response / working from home

• Worked closely with corporations, aircraft lessors, private banks and family offices in the structuring and execution of business
• Responsible for quantitative analysis on a deal-by-deal basis to qualify deal specific returns for investment

Responsible for day-to-day operations and supporting two lines of business across Corporate and Investment Banking for EMEA.