Banking

10 chief risk officers

These ten chief risk officers hold the role at banks including BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, HDFC Bank, KeyBank and HSBC. Readers can learn how a chief risk officer runs the risk function, sets risk appetite and works with boards and regulators across credit, market and operational risk.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Christine Van Rijsseghem

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer · KBC Bank & Verzekering

    Chief Risk Officer at KBC Bank & Verzekering since May 2014; her profile describes experience in various capacities in an integrated bank-insurance group, including foreign branches. Her other KBC rows include Senior General Manager (2003–2014), Senior General Manager Securities and Derivatives Processing Directorate (2000–2003), CEO KBC London (1999–2000) and CEO KBC France (1996–1999).

  2. David Crewe-Brown

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    Experience: Group Chief Risk Officer · Nedbank

    Group Chief Risk Officer at Nedbank since April 2023; his profile says he fosters a shared understanding of the bank's risk landscape and provides stakeholders with an independent narrative of it. His other Nedbank rows include Chief Finance and Operating Officer Retail and Business Banking, Nedbank Group Limited (2016–2023) and Executive Head Finance Nedbank Retail and Business Banking (2009–2016).

  3. Frank Roncey

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    Experience: Group Chief Risk Officer · BNP Paribas

    Group Chief Risk Officer at BNP Paribas since October 2014 and a member of the BNP Paribas Group Executive Committee; his profile says his role is to lead the risk function of BNP Paribas. His other BNP Paribas rows include Chief Credit Risks Officer - Global Head of Risk Retail & Corporate (2011–2014), Chief Risk Officer, USA (2004–2011) and Chief Market and Liquidity Risk Officer (1996–2004).

  4. Lloyd Plenty

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer - HSBC North America Holdings Inc · HSBC

    Chief Risk Officer - HSBC North America Holdings Inc at HSBC since September 2022. At BNP Paribas he was Chief Risk Officer of the Corporate and Institutional Bank and Investment Partners - Americas (2016–2022), Regional Head Americas of Risk Global Markets and Risk Institutionals and BP2S (2015–2016) and Global Head of Investment Managers and Market Infrastructures (2011–2015).

  5. Marcus Chromik

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Member of the Management Board · Deutsche Bank

    Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Member of the Management Board at Deutsche Bank since May 2025. He was Member of the Board of Managing Directors, Chief Risk Officer at Commerzbank AG (2016–2023) and Chief Credit Risk Officer - Core Bank there (2012–2015), and a Non-Executive Director at UniCredit (2024).

  6. Mercedes Morris Muñoz

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer of Digital Banks · BBVA

    Chief Risk Officer of Digital Banks at BBVA since October 2024; her profile says the role carries responsibility across Italy and Germany as well as BBVA's investments in digital challengers. Her other BBVA rows include Global Head of Retail Risk (2017–2024), Credit Risk & Portfolio Management Director - GRM Analytics (2016–2017) and Credit Risk Director - GRM Analytics (2009–2016).

  7. Mo Ramani

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) · KeyBank

    Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at KeyBank since January 2025; his profile describes him as Chief Risk Officer of KeyCorp. At Truist he was Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer (2023–2025), Executive Vice President and Chief Business Unit Risk Officer (2020–2023) and Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Wholesale Banking (2018–2020).

  8. Olivier Vigneron

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Barclays Bank Plc · Barclays

    Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Barclays Bank Plc at Barclays since October 2025. He was Chief Risk Officer at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (2020–2022) and Chief Risk Officer EMEA at J.P. Morgan (2008–2020), and a Managing Director at BNP Paribas (2006–2008) and at UniCredit (2005–2006).

  9. Philip Humphreys

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer, Managing Director · Santander

    Chief Risk Officer, Managing Director at Santander since May 2021; his profile says he leads the Risk Management Area for the Santander Asia Pacific region and is a member of the Executive Board. He was Wholesale Risk Director (2013–2021) and Senior Credit Director (2010–2013) at Santander Bank Polska.

  10. Sanmoy Chakrabarti

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    Experience: Chief Risk Officer · HDFC Bank

    Chief Risk Officer at HDFC Bank since December 2020; his profile describes risk management experience across India, Hong Kong, China, Bangladesh and Indonesia with Citigroup, ICICI Bank, Bank Danamon and HDFC Bank. His other HDFC Bank rows include Head Of Risk Management (2017–2020) and Senior Vice President, Head Market Risk, Mid Office, Operation Risk (2010–2014).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How do you set and enforce a risk appetite that the business lines accept and the board can oversee?
  2. 02What changes when a chief risk officer takes over a risk function after a regulatory finding or a loss event?
  3. 03How should a bank balance growth targets in lending or new digital products against credit and operational risk?

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