Speaker profile

Carole Berndt is the head of Global Treasury Solutions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where she is responsible for the end-to-end product, business, technology & operations and client sales management strategy for treasury business in this region. She also has a leading role in delivering the integrated global corporate banking financial plan and market share growth.

Prior to joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Berndt worked for Citigroup in New York where she led the Client Delivery team, with global responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of implementation, service and client technology for its global treasury products portfolio. Berndt has also worked in Corporate Banking for Citigroup in Hong Kong where she held various roles ranging from product management and reengineering to business management and client delivery. Prior to Citigroup, Berndt worked at American Express, where she managed the Merchant Service eCommerce strategy for Asia, working across the key markets of Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australasia.

Berndt is a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry. She began her career in the insurance industry, where she held roles in finance, risk management, business development and technology. She then held senior roles with Allianz and ING in Australia and was instrumental in establishing the industry’s eCommerce strategy for the corporate insurance market. While based in Australia, Berndt completed assignments in Indonesia, Singapore and worked with industry associations in Europe and the U.S.