Vladimir Kalinov

Board seasoned banking executive with 20+ years of leadership in risk, governance and retail banking. Leading digital transformation initiatives and customer experience innovation to transform traditional banking experience into modern hybrid branch/digital model of customer interaction. Implemented financial consultancy in retail banking, incorporating digital tools with human expertise based on omnichannel platforms. Proven ability to balance innovation with stakeholder value creation. Member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland. Currently serving as Independent Board Member in the Uzbek Commodity Exchange (UZEX). UzEx is a national commodity trading platform of the Republic of Uzbekistan and part of the portfolio of Uzbek National Investment Fund, central to the country’s economic reform and institutional modernisation agenda. The Board oversees governance frameworks and institutional development in cooperation with Franklin Templeton, in one of Central Asia’s most dynamic emerging market economies.