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Simon Ling-Locke

Senior Lecturer

The London Institute of Banking & Finance Faculty Profiles

Simon has three decades of banking experience at Barclays, Tokai and UFJ banks working in international markets including syndicated loans, risk management, and heading European leverage finance & corporate banking teams at UFJ bank. He also led training activities at the Loan Market Association.

Expertise
Risk Management, Credit Risk, Credit Portfolio Management, Debt Restructuring, Sovereign Risk, UK, Western and Eastern Europe.

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The London Institute of Banking & Finance, Senior Lecturer: 2009 – present.
The Open University, Business School, Part-time lecturer and mentor: 1998 – present.
Worldwide professional training to various organisations on credit, risk management and financial subjects: Current role.
Head of Academic Governance at a private college in London: 2013 – 2015.
UFJ Bank, Led European leverage and corporate credit teams with operational management control: 2002 – 2005.
Tokai Bank and Barclays Bank (Various roles prior to 2002):

  • Head of credit department.
  • Senior Manager; credit analysis over lending operations in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • Led restructuring on stressed and distressed credits, including acting on workout committees.
  • Developed structure and initiated secondary debt trading of corporate paper at the inception of this market.
  • Credit analysis over UK project, property & MBO financing.
  • UK investment grade corporate credit analysis.

Education
MBA, Sheffield Hallam University.
Post Graduate Diploma, Management Studies, Sheffield Hallam University.

Professional Qualifications
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers: 2000.
Post Graduate Financial Studies Diploma (Dip.F.S.), Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Banking Diploma (ACIB) , Chartered Institute of Bankers.
PGCHE, Ifs University College.
SEDA (Staff & Education Development Association), Ifs University College.

Co-developed with Minerva Training Associates restructuring and distressed valuation courses on an exclusive basis for the Turnaround Management Association's UK education programme: 2010 – 2015.

Set up a new business operation for the Loan Market Association; Created and implemented strategic marketing and education plan: 2005 – 2008.

Simon has undertaken research, written articles on debt restructuring for various publications including Financier Worldwide, International Finance and Turnaround Management Association, and produced online training materials for the Open University.

The London Institute of Banking & Finance, Fellow (FCIB): 2000.
Southend YMCA, Treasurer, Trustee and Board Member.
South Essex Community School Ltd, Treasurer and Director.



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