WILLIAM GONYER

abnn6h@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** ***** ***** *****: 321-***-****

Cocoa, Florida, 32926 Cell: 917-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Results oriented Internal Audit Professional with in-depth knowledge and skills in global banking and hedge

fund/investment/wealth management companies. Product expert for securitization, derivative and structured

financial instruments. Track record in development and management of highly effective teams for complex

financial businesses.

Highly skilled in identifying and documenting procedures, processes, and tasks requiring strengthening of

internal controls or improved operational risk weaknesses. Able to implement best practices risk and review

procedures, especially in sensitive/complex securities trading or origination.

Able to work with senior management and across departments to effect changes that help lower the risk

profile and reduce unnecessary operational risks. Garnered significant experience in regulation of: Federally

licensed banks and bank holding companies, broker-dealers in securities and commodities, and investment

management companies as well as expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley related requirements and the Basel II

Operational Risk framework.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Advised the CEO and other executives on various risk management and control subjects leading to

key strategic and operational decisions.

Initiated Board of Directors audit committee for the regular review of operational, regulatory and

financial risks of the company.

Established internal audit, compliance and operational risk departments.

Managed international project for derivatives model use, for trading and market risk management.

Performed due diligence reviews in public accounting and investment banking (pre and post: merger,

acquisitions and joint venture establishment), subject companies included residential mortgage

origination and servicing and triple A credit rated derivative product dealer.

Trained senior international staff with varying cultural backgrounds for audit of derivatives products

and related risk control.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NATIXIS CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. New York, NY 1998-2008

Managing Director of Internal Audit and Operational Risk Review at $100 billion investment bank

Developed, managed and continuously improved the four person department (budget of $1.5mm).

Coordinated review coverage with home office at overseas based parent company to ensure timely and

thorough business unit understanding of the risks faced by the US Company. From 1997 to 2001 also

responsible for review and compliance of former Investment Advisory sister company (CIMCO) which held

assets under management of $5 billion invested in firm managed hedge funds and 1940 Act Regulated

Investment Companies. Hands-on leader of staff in performance of review activities in a complex

environment of highly sophisticated financial products. Continuously managed simultaneous projects using

staff and supplementary resources.

Developed, trained and managed senior and junior staff responsible for the execution of

comprehensive operation risk review for capital markets: finance, securitization, trading and

advisory activities.

Developed and implemented recommendation follow-up database and reporting tool.

Developed and managed local Operational Risk (Basel II) self-assessment and key risk indicator

reporting in partnership with management; deployed self-assessment and risk indicator systems.

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Re-engineered and managed the Broker/Dealer and Investment Advisory compliance function in

partnership with management; completed project on schedule and improved efficiency with the

implementation of email monitoring system.

Led execution of high risk investigations in complex product areas such as equity derivatives and

structured fixed income products.

ROBERT FLEMING INC. New York, NY 1997-1998

Vice President of Internal Audit at 200 employee subsidiary of a UK based investment bank

Responsible for developing the audit function and a comprehensive risk-based audit rotation plan for the US.

Activities included global securities brokerage, proprietary trading and investment management of $2 billion

in assets for institutional investors. Managed development of IT audit and compliance tools.

SWISS BANK CORPORATION, New York, NY and Chicago, IL 1991-1997

(SBC Warburg Global Investment Bank)

International Audit Manager at US based branches and the investment bank subsidiary

Responsible for development and management of the audit team based in Chicago for all US based

derivative trading and global market risk control activities from 1993 to 1996. Planned and executed audits

as well as special projects of capital and treasury markets business lines and related market risk control in the

US and Europe. Responsible for US, Bahamian and Cayman Island private banking from 1991 to 1993.

Managed review of global derivative product models: development, deployment and use by trading

and market risk management. Responsible for planning and supervising field work in Europe and the

US; Delivered finished product within time and financial budgets. Liaison to top consultants in the

field of derivative product modeling and valuation.

Designed and executed risk-based audits of private banking, trading (FX, Oil & Gas, Interest Rates

and Equities), financing (project finance, acquisition and management and leveraged buy-outs), and

risk management (compliance, credit and market risks).

Managed and trained professional staff with varying cultural backgrounds and experience.

PRICE WATERHOUSE, New York, NY 1986-1991

Senior Accountant at one of the premier independent accounting firms.

THE KING’S COLLEGE, Briarcliff Manor, NY 1981-1986

Adjunct Professor and Graduate Assistant

EDUCATION

Post Graduate Courses in US Income Taxation, Leonard N. Stern School, NYU 1993

MBA in Public Accounting, Lubin Graduate School of Business, Pace University 1984

BS in Business Administration and Economics, The King’s College 1981

MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

FINRA Series 7 and 24

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Expertise and communication skills gave rise to three invitations to present Operational Risk (Basel II) and

Derivative Products Auditing to professional groups of senior executives, regulators and practitioners

coming from money center banks, foreign bank branches, broker-dealers, investment banks and US and

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international (BIS) regulatory organizations.

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