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Alix Tchana

Senior Advisor Risk and Finance

About Me

• Alix Tchana is a former Partner at KPMG Luxembourg, responsible for Risk (financial and non - financial risks: credit, market, interest rate, liquidity, operational risks) and Finance topics (ALM, Treasury, budgeting projections). • He is graduated from École Polytechnique (Paris) and the University of Michigan (USA). • He has over 20 years of experience and a broad international experience (France, Monaco, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Morocco). • His expertise is ranging from leading major transformation programs to managing credit, market, liquidity, and inter est rate risks, as well as balance sheet optimization for banks and insurance companies.

Jurisdiction

France | Luxembourg | United Kingdom | Belgium | Germany | South Africa | Cameroon | Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Gabon | Ghana | Mali | Burkina Faso | Morocco | Tunisia | Niger | Chad

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Partner – Finance & Risk
2021 - 2025

Supervise 5 – 15 people across 4 divisions (FRM, Valuation, FP&A and Accounting, Data) In charge of developing the KMPG market share in Finance and Risk in the tier 1 & 2 banks In charge of the managing the visibility of KPMG solutions for banks Facilitator for the exclusive CRO Club for Luxembourg's top 5 retail banks Member of ABBL (Association des Banquiers et des Banques Luxembourg) and ALRIM (Association des Risk Managers) Member of AFGAP, X - Examples of projects delivered for private, retail banks, asset servicers and investment firms: • Regulatory watch on European system of financial supervision (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA, ECB), Internal standard bod ies and regulatory forums (BCBS, IOSCO, IAIS, IASB), national competent authorities (CSSF) • Board and Senior management training on regulatory topics • On - site inspection support (CSSF, ECB) and remediation concerning CRR, CRD and BRRD • Review and optimization of regulatory reporting processes (COREP, FINREP, large exposure, pillar 3, …) • Implementation of Finance & Risk Data Governance (data lineage, quality, etc.) • Finance & Risk transformation / digitalization initiatives (Automation of risk processes) • Loan origination processes and controls framework (1st vs 2nd LoD, TOM, review of loan origination KPI / KRI, POCI, enhance pricing strategy, …) • Target operating model of the default recovery department • Review and enhancement of Risk identification policies and processes

Director – Financial risks, ALM, Treasury and performance moni toring
2014 - 2021

Supervise 2 – 5 people in FRM and Data teams Member of AFGAP, X - Finance Key missions for retail and investment banks : • Regulatory watch on European system of financial supervision (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA, ECB), Internal standard bodies and regulatory forums (BCBS, IOSCO, IAIS, IASB), national competent authorities (ACPR, PRA) • Board and Senior Management training on regulatory topics • On - site inspection support and remediation • Audit of the credit files in covered bonds • Reengineering of Loans origination processes • Define ALM / Treasury strategies and refinancing policies under the IRRBB guidelines of EBA • Review of the Risk – Accounting reconciliation processes • Develop ALM models (runoff, prepayment, off - balance - sheet, new production) • Develop methodologies and compute ICAAP / ILAAP / Recovery & Resolution plan and ECB / PRA stress tests • Hedge accounting and performance analysis of banking activities • Define internal transfer pricing and deposit products strategy and pricing for SMEs and large corporates • Liquidation feasibility and asset transfer analysis (M&A due diligence on risk and ALM topics) • Managed major transformation programs: credit risk (new definition of default framework), EMIR margin regula tions (VM, IM), data strategy & governance, selection and implementation of ALM and management control mar ket solutions • Reengineering of the regulatory reporting production processes

– Senior Manager – Banking industry
2005 - 2014

• From : Managed transformation programs for FO, MO, BO, Accounting processes in major invest ment banks ◦ Regulatory watch on European system of financial supervision (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA, ECB), Internal standard bodies and regulatory forums (BCBS, IOSCO, IAIS, IASB), national competent authorities (ACPR) ◦ Set up credit, market, and ALM risk frameworks ◦ Implementation of regulatory and internal reports ◦ Credit risk: implementation of Basel II, Modelling of LGD, ELBE, PD and optimization of RWA ◦ Market risk: Implementation of EPE CVA engine, market risk indicators (VaR), and LCR ◦ Implementation of the liquidity ratios computation processes ◦ Review and implementation of data governance (BCBS 239) ◦ In charge of loan sale programs and covered bonds issuances ◦ Review and optimization of the FO to accounting reconciliation processes

Education

Masters of Master's in Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan,
2004 - 2005
Degree of Engineering DegreeÉcole Polytechnique (X2001),
2001 - 2004

Skills

Core skills1
Languages2

Skills

Finance, Finance, Transfer Pricing, Data Governance, Loans, Accounting, Power BI, Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate Forecasting

Languages

English
French