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Board Advisor | Former Citi Managing Director (EMEA FX Trading) | Risk, Growth & Markets Infrastructure | EM & Frontier, e-Trading, Crisis Leadership
About:
Former Managing Director at Citi with 29 years in global markets, most recently leading Citi’s EMEA FX trading franchise across 34 countries. I’ve run complex, regulated businesses through volatility, geopolitical events, and fast-moving regulatory change—while delivering consistent performance, strengthening controls, and modernising technology.
I now advise founders, executives, and boards on strategy, decision-making, risk governance, and growth, particularly where markets expertise and operating discipline matter.
Where I add value
Growth strategy: prioritisation, product expansion, and scalable commercial plans (including EM/Frontier)
Risk & governance: strengthening control frameworks, limits, escalation, and decision-making under stress
Markets infrastructure & digitisation: pricing, execution workflows, data/analytics, and platform strategy
Stakeholder navigation: regulators, central banks, ministries, and institutional clients; cross-cultural leadership
Silver Beech Advisory: independent advisory (including selective pro bono) focused on high-impact strategic and operational improvements across financial services and adjacent sectors.
Engagements
Board/Chair advisory, strategic reviews, risk & controls reviews, go-to-market and product positioning, exec coaching for markets leaders. UK/Europe focus; available for remote/global.
About:
Former Managing Director at Citi with 29 years in global markets, most recently leading Citi’s EMEA FX trading franchise across 34 countries. I’ve run complex, regulated businesses through volatility, geopolitical events, and fast-moving regulatory change—while delivering consistent performance, strengthening controls, and modernising technology.
I now advise founders, executives, and boards on strategy, decision-making, risk governance, and growth, particularly where markets expertise and operating discipline matter.
Where I add value
Growth strategy: prioritisation, product expansion, and scalable commercial plans (including EM/Frontier)
Risk & governance: strengthening control frameworks, limits, escalation, and decision-making under stress
Markets infrastructure & digitisation: pricing, execution workflows, data/analytics, and platform strategy
Stakeholder navigation: regulators, central banks, ministries, and institutional clients; cross-cultural leadership
Silver Beech Advisory: independent advisory (including selective pro bono) focused on high-impact strategic and operational improvements across financial services and adjacent sectors.
Engagements
Board/Chair advisory, strategic reviews, risk & controls reviews, go-to-market and product positioning, exec coaching for markets leaders. UK/Europe focus; available for remote/global.
Paul Bakunowicz is an advisor and board member based in United Kingdom, specialising in Financial Services. They speak English and Polish. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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