James is responsible for establishing KYC Services for Corporate and Investment Bank, aiming to use digital and automation strategies to increase the effectiveness of the KYC process. Through use of data, model based assessment KYC processes will be focused on assessment of financial crime risks and move away from manual and labour intensive processes.

Since joined DB in 2008 James has held several roles in the UK and Americas, with experience in high volume transaction processing and automation. Developing and executing business strategies to increase operational effectiveness, compliance and capacity has been a key part of his contribution across securities and Financial Crime related processes.