Gergely Szimandl-Fésű is an accomplished Change Manager with over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in enhancing and reinventing operational processes. He is known for his ability to promote collaboration between cross-regional and cross-organizational teams, delivering numerous impactful projects resulting in fundamental improvements of change-averse organizations. His expertise lies in front and back office functions including Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Legal Contract Management, Client Lifecycle Management, Collateral Management and Fund Administration.

Gergely holds a Master of Science in Applied Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Middlesex University, as well as a Master of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Pécsi Tudományegyetem. He has worked as a Change Manager at Open to new opportunities and has previously held positions such as Senior Consultant – Legal Operations / Agile Methodologies at Talan, Business Analyst / Product Owner (Legal Operations Transformation) at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, Project Manager / Business Analyst (Regulatory Risk / Legal Operations) at Morgan Stanley, Collateral Documentation Manager / Project Manager (Collateral Operations) at Morgan Stanley, Business Analyst / ISDA Negotiator (Legal Operations) at Morgan Stanley, and Portfolio Analyst (Morgan Stanley Investment Management – Van Kampen) at Morgan Stanley.

Gergely is proficient in various software tools and platforms such as MS Office suite, MS SharePoint, MS Visio, Nintex Promapp process mapping, Nintex Workflow, Business Process Management (BPM) tools, Document Management Software (DMS), Jira, Exari Power Author, and Recommind - eDiscovery. He is an efficient facilitator of conversations between business and technology teams and has a pragmatic approach to quality.