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10 Deutsche Bank operations directors
These ten current Deutsche Bank operations directors hold director-level operations roles at Deutsche Bank. A reader can learn how operations directors work at Deutsche Bank from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrea Magnani
LinkedInExperience: Director - Head of Banking Operations & Cross Services · Deutsche Bank
Director - Head of Banking Operations & Cross Services at Deutsche Bank since June 2021, based in Milan, and also Direttore Operativo of Fondazione DB Italia since January 2024. At Deutsche Bank Andrea Magnani was also Director - RPA Project Responsible - Head of Credit Service Unit & Loan Operations (2019–2021) and Director - Head of Credit Service Unit (2015–2019).
Da (Mike) D.
LinkedInExperience: Director, APAC & MEA Head of Cash Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director, APAC & MEA Head of Cash Operations at Deutsche Bank since January 2023, based in Singapore; the profile says the role manages cash operations for 18 APAC and MEA locations. Da (Mike) D. also serves as Alternative Director at the Singapore Clearing House Association (since 2023) and was Head of Client Lifecycle Maintenance for UBS Wealth Management Singapore (2020–2022).
Ekta R.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director of Operations at Deutsche Bank since January 2024, based in Bengaluru; the profile names the remit as global strategy execution and operational excellence for KYC Due Diligence. Ekta R. was also Regional Head of Operations- Eastern Hemisphere at HSBC (2021–2024), Director Head of Group Financial Crime Ops and Payment Ops at Barclays Corporate Banking (2019–2021) and Executive Director KYC Ops (Strategy & Transformation), Reference data Management at JPMorganChase (2018–2019).
Elliot Barr
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Performance & Cost Management for Corporate Bank & Branch Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director, Head of Performance & Cost Management for Corporate Bank & Branch Operations at Deutsche Bank since February 2020, based in New York City. At Deutsche Bank Elliot Barr was also Director, Business Manager in Listed Derivatives & Clearing (2014–2016) and Director, Head of Client Solutions in North America for Markets Clearing (2012–2014).
Miki Kitabatake
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Operations, Japan · Deutsche Bank
Director, Head of Operations, Japan at Deutsche Bank since October 2022, based in Tokyo. At Deutsche Bank Miki Kitabatake was also Director, Head of Japan FIC Ops, Japan Head of Transaction banking (2019–2022), Director, Head of Debt Ops, Margin and Treasury Ops (2018) and Director, Head of Debt Ops (2015–2017).
Naima El Azzouzi
LinkedInExperience: Director Treasury Operations - Strategy and Change · Deutsche Bank
Director Treasury Operations - Strategy and Change at Deutsche Bank since April 2018, based in London, with a headline naming Global Head Strategy & Change and Money Market Operations. Naima El Azzouzi was also Vice President Operations at Deutsche Bank (2016–2020).
Ruban Singh
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Head of Lending Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director, Global Head of Lending Operations at Deutsche Bank since September 2026, based in Bengaluru; the profile also lists Director - Global Head of FIC Middle Office - Product Owner of Credit & Equities Derivatives since July 2024. Ruban Singh was also a Director (2022–2024), Vice President (2015–2021) and Assistant Vice President (2005–2015) at Deutsche Bank.
Shehzan Khalid
LinkedInExperience: Director and Head of OCM Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director and Head of OCM Operations at Deutsche Bank since April 2024, based in Bengaluru. At Deutsche Bank Shehzan Khalid was also Vice President & Head of Legal Operations (2018–2024) and Assistant Vice President (2014–2017), and was Assistant Manager - Accounts Payables Operations & Helpdesk (2013–2014) and Assistant Manager - Procure to Pay (Latin Americas) (2012–2013) at Thomson Reuters.
Shyam Shahani
LinkedInExperience: Director · Deutsche Bank
Director at Deutsche Bank since October 2022, with a headline naming the role Director & Head of MEA Corporate Bank Operations covering Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia & Ukraine. Shyam Shahani was also Director & Country Head of Operations at Deutsche Bank (2021–2022) and Banking Operations Head - Spoke at Standard Chartered (2014–2020).
Zoe Whatmore
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Operations · Deutsche Bank
Director of Business Operations at Deutsche Bank since August 2023; the profile describes the role as Head of Know Your Client Operations for the UK and Ireland region. At Deutsche Bank Zoe Whatmore was also Chief Of Staff (2020–2023) and Finance Operations Director (2013–2016).
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Match the person's operations area, such as KYC operations, cash or lending operations, treasury operations, a country or regional operations team, or performance and cost management, to the question you need answered. Check each person's start date in the current role so you know which period they can speak to.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global bank organize KYC due diligence operations across regions?
- 02What does running cash operations across many Asia-Pacific and Middle East locations involve?
- 03How do bank operations teams track performance and cost for corporate banking and branch operations?
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