Yuvesh Bedassi

I took some time off to prepare for my family's move to Frankfurt am Main in Germany, while also conducting freelance consulting within the South African banking industry. This included the interpretation of updated Basel guidance regarding wholesale clients (Public Sector and Non-Banking Financial Institutions). Based on this interpretation, additional analytics and engagements, I provided recommendations to the Client Group as to how regulatory credit risk modelling should proceed for these clients.

Appointed at a Principal level to drive the overall strategy, resource planning and project delivery for several, wholesale modelling teams within Absa (PD, LGD, EAD, Operational Risk) My accomplishments include the delivery and regulatory approval of a group-level Operational Risk AMA model and several PD and LGD models In 2020, the credit regulatory models that I championed will impact more than ZAR250bn (€14bn) worth of exposure once approved and implemented

Briefly joined as an experienced hire. Contributed to different aspects of a project related to a global mining company based in South Africa

Explored opportunities outside of traditional Corporate life. I furthered my online studies and created a website focused on topics relating to Strategy, Innovation and Leadership

Contributed as a member of the Nedbank CIB Client Coverage Management Committee I enabled the creation of the Client Coverage strategic plan and co-created balanced scorecards across the function, from Divisional Executives to Coverage Bankers I also improved the quality and delivery of the weekly client discussion documents in order to better identify cross-sell opportunities and improve NII (net interest income) and NIR (non-interest revenue)

During my time at Kearney, I worked on several projects and client pitches This included the development of a digital strategy for an NGO, focused on the development of Africa agriculture I also co-authored a paper relating to Africa's agricultural transformation opportunity https://www.es.kearney.com/consumer-retail/article/?/a/africa-s-agricultural-transformation-opportunity

I facilitated and improved the annual strategy planning process within Nedbank Capital and led specific projects across different areas This included enhanced Human Resource insights and analytics to improve succession planning and highlight opportunities for improved diversity and transformation I also conducted benchmarking exercises that enabled Nedbank Capital to better understand its position within the South African market and to set appropriate strategic targets for the various functions