
Eric Leenders - Vikram Lund
Welcome to Episode Five of Progressing Financial Markets, a podcast series brought to you by Voices in Business and sponsored by IBM.
On today’s show, we talk to Eric Leenders of the British Bankers Association and Vikram Lund of IBM about Moving the Retail Banking Industry Forward.
As the head of the Retail team at the British Bankers’ Association, Eric’s brief covers a broad portfolio of issues, including forthcoming revisions to the Consumer Credit Act, PPI, proposed changes to insolvency and debt management legislation, pensions and savings, and the Banking Code. Eric has over twenty years experience as a career banker in retail banking with NatWest and latterly the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. During this time, the roles he has undertaken have been both operational and strategic, including successful spells as a branch and business manager. Before joining the BBA, he was responsible for a portfolio of policy-driven projects in PR and communications, new and emergent markets, legal and regulatory issues and crisis management.
Vikram Lund is a Banker with over 20 years of experience in the retail banking industry. He has been with IBM for 10 years and has held various management positions in the Banking Industry Team. Prior to IBM he has held senior positions with major US Banks responsible for developing and managing wealth management businesses. Presently, Mr. Lund serves as the Banking Industry Leader for North East Europe. In this role, he is responsible for driving growth in our Banking business. He is responsible for key client relationships and driving IBM’s overall solutions business.
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