Dr. Ole Rummel joined The SEACEN Centre as Director of Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Management in September 2016. From 1999 to 2006, he worked in the Financial Stability, Markets, and Monetary Analysis areas of the Bank of England. In 2006, Ole joined the Bank of England's Centre for Central Banking Studies and was its Adviser for econometric modelling, financial stability, and markets. Prior to the Bank of England, he worked in investment banking in Frankfurt and for the European Commission in Luxembourg. He is interested in many aspects of economics and finance, particularly econometric modelling, open-economy macroeconomics, financial stability, and financial markets. Ole holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and an AB degree in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University.

Glenn joined the SEACEN Centre in April 2017 after a long career as an international financial sector supervision and regulation advisor. Working under contract with the United States Agency for International Developmen, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank Group, Glenn has held long-term advisory positions in banking supervision and macroprudential supervision at central banks in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Bangladesh, where his main areas of focus have been: accounting, reporting, and off-site supervision; the legal and regulatory framework for sound banking; problem bank reform, restructuring, and resolution; and macroprudential supervision. Along the way, Glenn has also acquired expertise in several aspects of financial inclusion, such as microfinance and mobile banking.

He has an extensive training background, having developed and delivered numerous courses for the National Bank of Ukraine, Da Afghanistan Bank, and Bangladesh Bank. Glenn is also a recognized trainer in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Financial Regulators Training Initiative.

Prior to relocating overseas in 1995, Glenn worked in his native United States as an Economic Analyst and Economist for the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and later as a Regulatory Policy Analyst, Financial Analyst, and Manager of Financial Analysis for the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Thrift Supervision, West Region Office.

Glenn holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Carleton College (Northfield, Minnesota).

With more than four decades of experience with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Gerardo S. Tison had gained experience in monetary policy, corporate affairs and communications, training, human resource development and management, currency operations, and regional monetary operations. He retired as Assistant Governor for human resource and eventually for regional monetary affairs. He also served as consultant of the Central Bank of Kenya’s Centre for Monetary Studies and as adviser to the chairperson of the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission and to two members of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. He is currently connected with The SEACEN Centre where he also served in 1984 to 1988 as Research Economist. Gerry, as he is known, finished his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of the Philippines. He also obtained his Master of Business Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University and his Master of Science in Human Resource Development from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Dr.Victor Pontines joined the SEACEN Centre as Senior Economist on August 2016. Previous to this, he was Research Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in Tokyo where he led the Institute’s research programs in macroeconomics and finance, and as Senior Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila where he served as focal point for the Bank’s work on debt sustainability and graduation issues. He was also in academia for a number of years, having taught at universities in Manila, Philippines as well as in Australia. For a time, he also worked at the Department of Economic Research of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines). He has built a portfolio of publications in reputable scholarly journals that focus on macroeconomic and monetary policy issues with particular reference to the East Asian region. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics degree and a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Economics from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, a Master of Arts (MA) degree from University of Exeter, United Kingdom and a Doctorate in Economics from University of Adelaide in Australia.

More details about Dr. Pontines can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/victorpontineshomepage/

Rogelio joined the SEACEN Centre in 2017 as a Senior Economist at the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Management of the SEACEN Centre. Prior to joining the Centre, he had several years of economic policy research experience having worked at the Asian Development Bank (national consultant), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and National Economic and Development Authority in Manila, Philippines. He also held various academic teaching positions at the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Trinity College Dublin and Newcastle Business School of Northumbria University in the UK.

His areas of specialization include international macroeconomics, international financial economics and growth theory. His research focus include capital flows, portfolio allocation, financial integration, financial stress, bond price discovery, financial inclusion, and economic convergence. He has published several research papers in international journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Japanese and International Economics, among others; and co-authored several book chapters.

He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at Trinity College Dublin in 2017 and earned both his Bachelor and Master degrees in Economics at the University of the Philippines Diliman (2003) and Ateneo de Manila University (2006), respectively. He also holds a certificate in Advanced Studies in International Economic Policy Research from Kiel Institute for World Economy in Germany (2012).

To know more about Rogelio’s research work, kindly visit his personal webpage at www.rogeliomercadojr.com

Özer joined the SEACEN Centre in January 2019 after 17 years in central banking. He worked as an economic adviser in research, modelling, and forecasting teams of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). He also had a stint at the Bank of England’s International Economic Analysis Division between 2008 and 2009. In addition to his role as an adviser at the RBNZ, he served as the secretary to the Monetary Policy Committee in 2003-2004, managed the External Research Network Initiative (ERNI), and served as the editor of the RBNZ Discussion Paper Series. He also served as a council member of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), a standing committee member of the Australasian Branch of Econometrics Society (ESAM), an associate editor for the Journal of Economic Surveys, and as a board member for the Orchestra Wellington.

He organised/co-organised several conferences, workshops, courses and conference sessions, as well as policy meetings. In 2014 he co-edited the special issue of the International Journal of Central Banking with John Williams and Gunes Kamber. In 2017, he spent a semester as a visitor at Bilkent University in Ankara. He completed his studies at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Özer’s research interests are in the area of macroeconomics, monetary economics, forecasting, international linkages, housing and labour markets. His latest work includes forecast combinations for asymmetrically distributed variables, the effects of different types of forward guidance, housing supply and population growth, the role of job-to-job transitions and wage growth, and the role of different types of credit.

Outside economics Özer follows football and cricket, enjoys music, travelling, reading, and writing children’s stories.

Mr. Mark McKenzie joined the faculty of The SEACEN Centre on June 1, 2016 as a Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the Financial Stability and Supervision & Payment and Settlement Systems (FSS/PSS) division. He is an accomplished professional in the field of financial regulation and supervision with over 25 years’ experience in developing countries and emerging markets.

In 2006, he established Mark McKenzie Consulting, a boutique firm in Toronto, Canada, where he provided regulatory governance and compliance consulting services to selected financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and governments, globally. Previously, he was the Director of Policy Research and Statistics at the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission. His experience also included working with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Mr. McKenzie frequently serve as an external financial sector technical assistance adviser on missions to countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean on behalf of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Union and the World Bank.

Mark has researched and published numerous articles and papers on regulatory compliance and governance in major international journals and newsletters. He has written and blogged extensively on De-risking and the Impact on Low Income Countries, Correspondent Banking Relationships, Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies; and most recently on FinTech including Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)/Blockchain as well as on the complexities and challenges of post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) regulations. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major conferences and seminars on financial sector stability, financial sector supervision and AML/CFT compliance issues.

Outside of his professional life he is actively engaged at the community level as a youth leader and mentor as well as an advocate against youth violence and poverty. He has been a member of Toastmaster International, a world leader in communication and leadership development, for more than fifteen (15) years. His hobbies are cycling and hiking.

Mark holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from the University of Wales and Manchester Business School, and a B.Sc. in Economics and Accounting from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica.

He is married to Michelle McKenzie and has three children, Marchelle, Malcolm, and Marisa.

Shanty Noviantie joined The SEACEN Centre in June 2016. Prior to joining The SEACEN Centre, she was an Economist for Department of Economic and Monetary Policy, and Department of Macroprudential Policy in Bank Indonesia. During her years in Bank Indonesia, she was involved in designing framework and indicators for macro-financial surveillance and crisis management. She also had 10-year career as a bank supervisor with Bank Indonesia.

Shanty had been involved in several working groups of Indonesia Financial System Stability Committee, primarily working on financial crisis indicators, financial safety net, and crisis simulation. Shanty holds master degree in Finance from The University of Melbourne and a PhD in Economics and Finance from Università Degli Studi di Verona. Her current research focuses on macro-financial linkages and macroprudential policy.

Aziz joined the SEACEN Centre in August 2016 on a sponsored career break from the Bank of England. He is responsible for providing technical assistance, research and delivering training programmes to SEACEN member Central Banks, Regulatory Authorities and Associates across Asia, on issues related to Banking Supervision, Risk Management, Payment Systems and Financial Stability.

Before joining SEACEN, Aziz had spent the past seven years working as a Senior Technical Specialist at the Bank of England. He was responsible for running the Stress Testing of Wholesale banking book exposures and assessing the adequacy of stress testing frameworks for all the major UK banks, as part of the Bank of England’s Concurrent Stress Testing programme. In addition, Aziz had responsibility for undertaking on-site Asset Quality and Provision Adequacy Reviews across a range of Wholesale asset classes and product types, both in the UK and globally.

Aziz is a graduate in Economics and Philosophy from The University of Nottingham, UK, and studied for an M.Sc. in Computing for Industry at Imperial College London. He began his career at Andersen Business Consulting in London, and later worked at Standard Chartered Bank, covering the Origination, Structuring and Syndication of loans across the UK, Europe, South Asia and Africa. Aziz also worked at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in Leveraged Finance Loan Restructuring and Workouts, and in Liquidity and Funding Risk. In addition, Aziz was a Business Reporter for The Guardian newspaper in the UK, following the Financial Crisis.

• • Stress Testing
• • Credit Risk
• • IFRS 9 (Expected Loss Provisioning)
• • Non-Performing Loans Assessment
• • Asset Quality Reviews
• • Capital Resources and Requirements (Basel I, II & III)
• • Assessing Liquidity
• • Crisis Management and Safety Nets
• • Recovery and Resolution Planning
• • Structured Trade & Export Finance
• • Leveraged Finance
• • Enterprise Wide Risk (including Risk Appetite Setting and Governance Frameworks)

In her capacity as Senior Analyst in the Leadership and Governance knowledge area, Geraldine diagnoses learning needs, collaborates with subject matter experts to design comprehensive learning solutions, ensures the delivery of customised solutions, and discerns the impact of training offered. Geraldine considers herself privileged to be part of the SEACEN Centre faculty as it provides her with an opportunity to tangibly contribute to the development of leadership competencies of the SEACEN member central banks’ staff of different levels, and draw attention to institutional and policy governance matters of priority.

Leveraging her previous experience as Program Director with the Toronto Centre for Global Leadership in Financial Supervision, Geraldine brings with her an acumen for the application of relevant leadership tools and practices to grow effective leaders. Prior to her stint in Canada, she was a career central banker at Bank Negara Malaysia, with experience in the economics sector spanning over two decades. Her professional journey, particularly in the area of international relations, dealt with extensive Asian central banking community-centric initiatives and policy formulation on enhancing the region’s economic, financial and capacity development.

Geraldine graduated from the University of Warwick, UK, with an M.Sc. in Quantitative Development Economics.

Rosliza has more than 20 years high exposure international collaboration, leading and implementing people development, human resources and capability building initiatives for Government, Regional Inter-Governmental, NGOs as well as Private and Corporate Sectors. She has worked with organizations and participants from ASEAN, SAARC, Africa and Middle East Countries when she was the Project Director for Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP), a program funded by the Prime Minister’s Department. In the last seven years saw her focusing fully on the development of Human Capital at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia where she was the Head of Human Resources, prior to joining SEACEN in May 2019.

Rosliza has also held leadership positions in Human Capital functions among which as; Deputy Director (Government Research and Training Institute), Head of HR Division (Regional Inter-Governmental), Head of Organizational Development (Foreign Bank), and Head of Learning and Development Division (renowned automotive company), to name a few.

As one of the pioneers in Knowledge Management Facilitation in the country and a certified KM Practitioner and Facilitator, as well as a Certified Professional Trainer (CPT), Rosliza values knowledge as an integral element of one’s continuous relevance in the organization and society. She constantly shares her experience by exchanging knowledge through teaching, training, workshops and giving talks to organizations and universities on subjects relevant to their needs. Her capability building focus are Leadership Development, Strategic Human Resources Development (SHRD), Succession Planning & Talent Management, Human Resource Risk Management, Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and Training Effectiveness Evaluation (TEE), as well as Culture and Change Management.

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