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Robert McWilliam
CEO & Founder at Kynec
Robert McWilliam is the Founder and CEO of Kynec Ltd, a FinTech platform specialized in connecting firms to Central Counterparties (CCPs) and Financial Markets Infrastructure for direct clearing of derivatives and client clearing services.
Professional Background
Robert McWilliam has over 30 years of experience in the banking sector, particularly in European wholesale banks. His career includes significant roles such as:
- Managing Director and Global Head of the CVA Desk at ING Bank, where he played a crucial role in setting up and expanding the CVA desk to cover various 'XVAs' (Credit Valuation Adjustments, Debit Valuation Adjustments, Funding Valuation Adjustments, etc.), funding, liquidity, collateral optimization, and derivatives clearing.34
- Innovation Lead at ING Bank, focusing on OTC clearing.3
- Roles at other financial institutions including Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO Bank NV, NatWest Markets, BZW, and Sumitomo Finance International.
Specialties
His areas of expertise include:
- CVA, DVA, FVA, MVA, XVA
- Wrong-way risk
- Collateral Management
- SIMM (Standard Initial Margin Model)
- ISDA Documentation
- CCPs, Clearing, Custody
- Funding, Liquidity
- Regulatory Capital, Economic Capital
- Credit Risk, Market Risk
- Portfolio Management
- Counterparty Risk.
Educational Background
Robert McWilliam studied at Cheltenham College and holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from University College London.
Current Role at Kynec
At Kynec, he leads the development and implementation of the Rubicon platform, which helps Financial Resource Management desks manage collateral P&L across multiple CCPs and bilateral agreements. The platform is designed to optimize collateral funding, liquidity, and initial margin, and it provides extensive dashboards and workbench tools for analysis and reporting.12
Additional Roles
Apart from his role at Kynec, Robert McWilliam serves as the Chairman of the PRMIA Global Board, an organization of risk managers, and has authored the Counterparty Risk chapter of the PRM Handbook.
