Gordon Little
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
CEO : FNB Commercial
FNB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
01.2020 - Current
- CEO of FNB Commercial, reporting into Harry Kellan the CEO of FNB
- Responsibility for running the Commercial Bank, with an employee base of over 7,000 people and annual pretax profits of R15bn
- The role has oversight of the Business and Enterprise sub-segments:
- Business Banking (businesses with turnovers of R0-R60m)
- Enterprise Banking (larger business with turnovers >R60m)
- The role also includes accountability and oversight of a variety of business units which cover Lending, Transactional Banking, Cash Investments, Insurance, As well as the Niche operations which service Islamic Banking and Agriculture
- Committee memberships: Numerous committee memberships across FNB and the broader FirstRand Group
- Member of the FNB EXCO
- Audit Committee member and Board Member for the FNB Life and Short Term Insurance Businesses (resigned 2022)
- Trustee of Vumela Trust (resigned 2023)
- Board member of Endeavor SA a PBO established to support entrepreneurs in growth industries
FNB: CFO Executive Finance and Support
FNB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2020
- CFO responsible for the coordination of the finance function across FNB
- Responsibility for the Finance Platform strategy for FNB
- Direct influence over iFinance (old Central Finance), FBS, Central Finance, Financial Operations, Group Procurement, ERP Technology, Portfolio Risk Management - PRM, Financial Resource Management - FRM, Building Management Services – BMS
- Coordination of the Support Segment of FNB
- Committee memberships: Numerous committee memberships across FNB and the broader FirstRand Group, including Group ALCCO and Group FRM
- Member of the FNB EXCO
- Audit Committee member and Board Member for the FNB Life and Short Term Insurance Businesses
- Trustee of Vumela Trust
Head of Financial Services
RMB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
03.2010 - 12.2013
- Head of Financial Services with line accountability for approximately 70 people covering:
- Procurement and accounts payable
- Cost Management of the functional areas cost base
- Statutory and regulatory accounting
- Strategic performance management
- Technical Accounting
- Finance Operations (centralised recently to Business Technology)
- Ownership of RMB Financial metrics and associated reporting to Divisional and Prop Board
- Management of relationship with Group Finance and Investor relations at FirstRand
- Accountability for various ad hoc projects covering cost, capital, performance and efficiency
- Business ownership of the finance transformation project (RADA)
- Committee memberships: Chairman of RMB CapManco, Member of RMB Finance Leadership Board, Member of RMB Operations Board, RMB Representative on Group CFO Forum
Divisional Director: Special Projects
Liberty Holdings
03.2009 - 01.2010
- Joined Liberty with a view to driving consolidation of investment operations at Stanlib and Liberty
- Ownership of PMO with accountability for strategic projects including:
- Implementation of unit pricing engine
- Fast-close initiative for year-end (10 days saved in year-end process)
- Market risk engine for LIBFIN
- Drafting of credit and market risk policy
- Driving operational efficiency in finance processes
Various as listed below
Nedbank Limited – Nedbank Capital
01.2003 - 02.2009
- February 2005 – February 2009: Head Basel II and Risk Projects: Nedbank Capital
- Project line accountability for Basel II Market & Credit Risk projects in Investment Bank
- Established Financial Lab to support the Basel II implementation
- Involvement in AIRB Application, ICAAP roll out, ECAP rollout and associated reporting
- Risk Based Budgeting, Implementation of new BA Returns, Liquidity Risk Management and Monitoring
- Line accountability for RAPM and Risk Projects, Member Basel II Steering Committee, Member Market Risk Steering Committee, Ran CFD business during the Global Financial Crisis
- January 2004 – February 2005: Head: Operations Nedbank Capital
- Functional responsibility for Treasury Operations, Middle Office, Compliance and Statutory Reporting
- Involvement in a variety of initiatives to position the Treasury Operations environment for the future
- January 2003 – December 2003: Head: Finance and Operations
- Significant involvement in the Nedbank / BOE / NIB merger and associated restructuring of Treasury Operations
- Functional responsibility for Treasury Operations, Information Technology, Trading Credit, Finance function and Statutory Reporting
- Responsible for AC 133 Implementation, Member Treasury EXCO
Head: Operations and Finance
BOE Bank – Treasury
01.1998 - 12.2002
- Responsible for 60 staff members, covering Domestic, Foreign, Derivatives and Bond Trading activities
- Joined the Bank just after the initial merger of NBS-Boland (1997) and took responsibility for all the non-trading activities of the merged treasury
- Line accountability for Treasury Information Technology, Finance, Statutory Reporting and Risk
- Line accountability for RTGS settlement for the Group, Responsible for the International Business Operations in Paarl and the Information Technology Resources in the Johannesburg Office
- Additional functions, such as DI Returns and Treasury Finance were also housed within Treasury
- Member – Treasury Exco and Treasury Credit Committee
- Member – Executive Credit Committee
- Direct involvement in the debt restructuring at McCarthy Retail, and involvement in the RAG and Siltek liquidations
- During the period, implementation of appropriate risk methodologies and daily, monthly and quarterly reporting
- Key Achievements: Deployment of systems, Money market (OPICS), RTGS payments (Payplus and messageway), Oberon, numerous FX upgrades for Trading and BOP reporting purposes
- Full Disaster Recovery environment and effective Business Continuity Process
- Creation of Daily Management Information
- Established Daily Risk Reporting
- Detailed grasp of internal mechanics of the Bank: across functions, systems and geographies
- Direct involvement in the management of Bank liquidity crisis in early 2002
- External Roles: Director of Bankserv, Chairman – High Value Electronic Credit PSA, Member – PASA Council
Various as listed below
ABSA Bank Limited
01.1995 - 12.1998
- 1996 – 1998: Head: Treasury Operations
- Assumed responsibility for 130 staff across the full Treasury Operations function (Nostro, Domestic Operations, Trading, MIS, Derivatives and International areas)
- Member of Treasury and International MANCO, Member Risk Committee
- Participated in numerous system roll-outs: Devon, Oberon, RTGS – Planning, Cash Management
- External Roles: Chairman – Treasury Operations Forum of South Africa, Chairman – High Value Electronic Credit – PSA, Member – Financial Markets Forum
- 1995: Head: Treasury MIS
- Ran a department of 20 staff with functions covering daily MIS (margin analysis and profitability), DI returns for Treasury, all data processing, SARB clearing, sub-system to ledger reconciliation, monthly budgeting and financial review
- First real experience of people management in a corporate environment
- 1995: Consultant Group Finance
- This position focused on ad-hoc problem solving in the Treasury Finance environment
- Specific assignments covered internal swap transactions and accounting, DI returns construction and all the creation of the daily P and L system
Article Clerk
KPMG
01.1991 - 12.1994
- Key assignments included audits of Domestic and International Treasury operations at Standard Bank and ABSA
- Forensic work at ABSA as well as ad-hoc assignment work in a variety of areas
Education
Bachelor of Accounting Honours - Accounting IV, Management Accounting II, Auditing II
University of Witwatersrand
01.1992
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics, Business Economics, Accounting
University of Witwatersrand
01.1991
Matric -
Witbank High School
01.1987
Worknumber
087 311 7304
Demographic
White / Male
Married
True
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Cycling
- Golf
- Running
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
Children
- Matthew, 27
- Thomas, 23
Cellnumber
082 412 7359
Personal Information
- ID Number: 700329 5084 088
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
CEO : FNB Commercial
FNB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
01.2020 - Current
FNB: CFO Executive Finance and Support
FNB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2020
Head of Financial Services
RMB a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd
03.2010 - 12.2013
Divisional Director: Special Projects
Liberty Holdings
03.2009 - 01.2010
Various as listed below
Nedbank Limited – Nedbank Capital
01.2003 - 02.2009
Head: Operations and Finance
BOE Bank – Treasury
01.1998 - 12.2002
Various as listed below
ABSA Bank Limited
01.1995 - 12.1998
Article Clerk
KPMG
01.1991 - 12.1994
Bachelor of Accounting Honours - Accounting IV, Management Accounting II, Auditing II
University of Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics, Business Economics, Accounting
University of Witwatersrand
Matric -
Witbank High School
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