Damian Henry
Management Advisor | Profitability Expert
Management Advisor | Profitability Expert
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Accounting Studies | London Metropolitan University
Damian Henry is an accomplished BA (Hons), FCA, ACMA, and CGMA with over two decades of experience driving high-stakes business transformation and financial services initiatives across the UK and US. A visionary leader and strategic advisor, he specializes in bridging the gap between complex regulatory requirements and cutting-edge technology enablement. Throughout his career at global institutions like Worldpay, Bank of America, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank, Damian has mastered the end-to-end delivery of cloud-based platforms, automated regulatory reporting, and risk management frameworks. By integrating advanced data governance with automated workflows, he consistently transforms legacy financial processes into streamlined, tech-enabled engines of organizational growth and regulatory excellence.
Damian’s background as a dual-qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA and ACMA) allows him to apply a rigorous profitability lens to technology and change management. His expertise aligns with the Marq Neasman Profitability model across the following pillars:
Damian serves the CFO by transforming the treasury function from a cost center into a streamlined, tech-enabled engine for liquidity. He leads the end-to-end delivery of cloud-based reconciliation platforms to automate global treasury finance.
He serves the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Operating Officer by building frameworks that protect the firm’s capital and ensure data-driven decision-making. He directs large-scale Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) transformations, aligning global design principles with local requirements.
Damian serves the Chief Compliance Officer by mitigating the high costs of regulatory breaches through proactive, automated reporting and financial crime controls. He manages the delivery of digital solutions to automate COREP, FINREP, and PRA110 reporting, moving away from manual "BAU" risks.
He serves the Chief Technology Officer by acting as a high-impact Product Manager who ensures that multi-million dollar technology investments deliver specific business value. He bridges the gap between technology teams and the Front Office, managing JIRA backlogs and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).