Trustee: Brian Smouha
Brian Smouha is a trustee for the Institute for Philanthropy and was a senior partner at Deloitte & Touche specialising in financial institutions worldwide. He has significant experience in conducting and co-ordinating professional services in international and multi-cultural environments. His expertise in negotiating, advising and settling international disputes benefited numerous clients as well as creditors. He retired from the Partnership on 31st May, 2001.
Career Highlights:
· Lead partner on major international assignments
· Worked with both local and multilateral institutions
· Advised governments, central banks, government agencies and international lending agencies
· Audits of a wide range of multinational financial institutions and smaller institutions
· Advised on acquisitions, disposals and restructuring of banks
· Led negotiations on the disposal of banks and settlement of international banking disputes
· Consulted by central banks on problems within individual banks
· Has led investigations into major financial frauds and has given expert evidence in U.K. and U.S.
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· Has lectured widely on risk, bank regulation and banks in crisis.
Brian has also served as a trustee of Barclays Private Bank and British Maritime Technology.