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10 Deutsche Bank operations leaders
These ten Deutsche Bank operations leaders hold or have held chief operating officer and operations head roles for Deutsche Bank divisions, regions and functions, including the Corporate Bank, the Investment Bank and the Private Bank. A reader can learn how COOs build and run their teams in banking.
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01—10Chris Rexstrew
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer CB, IB and KYC Operations · Deutsche Bank
Chief Operating Officer CB, IB and KYC Operations at Deutsche Bank since October 2024, a current C-level role in the Operations department. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director - Global Head of Transformation and Divisional Risk for KYC Operations (2023–2024) and Managing Director - COO for Investment Bank and Cross Product Operations (2022–2023).
Claudia Calderon
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Chief Operating Officer to CRO Corporate & Investment Bank · Deutsche Bank
Managing Director - Chief Operating Officer to CRO Corporate & Investment Bank at Deutsche Bank since November 2019, a current role. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer - Business Aligned Risk Management, ERM and Model Risk (2018–2019) and Managing Director - Chief Operating Officer Credit Risk Americas (2017–2018).
Kenneth Traill
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Group Technology COO · Deutsche Bank
Managing Director, Group Technology COO at Deutsche Bank since May 2025, a current role. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director, IB & AFCC Technology COO (2022–2025), Director, IB Technology COO (2019–2022) and Director, IB Transformation COO (2016–2019).
Michael J. Connolly
LinkedInExperience: Head of Document Custody, and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas, Corporate Bank · Deutsche Bank
Head of Document Custody, and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas, Corporate Bank at Deutsche Bank since May 2025, a current role; former Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Bank, Americas (2023–2025) and Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Bank & Investment Bank, Asia-Pacific (2019–2023). The profile says the role covers all front office COO functions for the Corporate Bank in the Americas.
Prabhu Venkatraman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer & Head of Strategy - Investment Banking & Cross Product Operations · Deutsche Bank
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Strategy - Investment Banking & Cross Product Operations at Deutsche Bank since April 2023, a current role. Other Deutsche Bank roles include Chief Operating Officer & Regional Head Of India - CIB Regulatory & Cross Product Operations (2017–2023) and Chief Operating Officer & Global Head of Strategy - CIB Regulatory Operations (2014–2017).
Richard McCarthy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, United Kingdom & Ireland · Deutsche Bank
Chief Operating Officer, United Kingdom & Ireland at Deutsche Bank since May 2026, a current role. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director - Head of Investment and Corporate Bank Operations, United Kingdom & Ireland (2019–2026), Managing Director - Global Divisional Control Officer for Investment and Corporate Bank Operations (2022–2026) and Managing Director - Global Head of Regulatory & Cross Product Operations (2015–2022).
Sebastian Gehlfuss
LinkedInExperience: APAC COO & Head of Strategy for Corporate and Investment Bank Operations · Deutsche Bank
APAC COO & Head of Strategy for Corporate and Investment Bank Operations at Deutsche Bank in Singapore since May 2020, a current C-level role. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Director - APAC Middle Office Head for Debt Operations & Prime Brokerage (2017–2020) and Vice President - APAC Head of Transformation for Debt Operations (2016–2017).
Torsten Sauer
LinkedInExperience: Global COO Corporate Bank and Branch Operations, Managing Director · Deutsche Bank
Global COO Corporate Bank and Branch Operations, Managing Director at Deutsche Bank since March 2021, a current role. Other Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director, Chief of Headoffice Private Clients Deutsche Bank Germany (2019–2021) and Chief Operating Officer PCC International, Managing Director (2017–2019).
Vincent Delfosse, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Country and Private Bank COO Deutsche Bank Belgium · Deutsche Bank
Managing Director, Country and Private Bank COO Deutsche Bank Belgium since July 2023, a current role in Brussels. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Managing Director - Head Investments & Advisory - ExCo Member IPB Belgium (2019–2023) and Managing Director - Head of Investment Products & Advisory (2018–2019).
Yiping Li, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Operating Officer Private Banking · Deutsche Bank
Global Chief Operating Officer Private Banking at Deutsche Bank since October 2024 and Chief Operating Officer PB Central Europe and US since September 2023, both listed as current. Former Deutsche Bank roles include Chief Operating Officer IPB EMEA, Managing Director (2020–2024) and Head of Wealth Management, Managing Director (2019–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's division and region to your question, since a Corporate Bank operations head, a Private Bank COO and a COO supporting risk or technology deal with different problems. For current practice, favor people whose role is current, and for a cross-regional view, look for someone who has held COO roles in more than one region.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a divisional COO at a global bank split responsibilities with the regional COOs?
- 02What does a sound operating model look like for running KYC and client operations across many countries?
- 03How do you prioritize transformation work against day-to-day control and regulatory demands in bank operations?
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