Daren Blaker
Senior Consultant
SPECIALIST AREA: LEADERSHIP COACHING, MANAGEMENT, FX, CONDUCT RISK
Daren is trained as a leadership coach, having previously gained 25 years Financial Markets experience working in customer facing roles, most recently as Global Head of FX Sales at NatWest. He has deep experience of senior management and has consistently managed and motivated successful teams globally, gaining recognised recognition for their collaborative approach to customer service.
Daren has since migrated into Leadership Coaching. His empathy, insight and previous practitioner experience has enabled him to establish a senior client business within Markets and Treasury.
During his time as Head of FX Sales, alongside driving the high-level customer strategy, he also led risk-remediation work across the business and was instrumental in establishing the conduct risk framework, working extensively across 1st, 2nd and 3rd LoD to put the business on a sounder footing. More recently he drove the increased use of technology in the sales process, reducing costs, enhancing customer satisfaction and increasing revenues.