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Overview

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Ville Helenius is a highly accomplished strategic programme leader and business management expert with over two decades of experience spanning banking, asset and wealth management, energy transition, and mergers and acquisitions. Renowned for his ability to deliver large-scale transformation programmes, Ville Helenius has held senior positions at leading global institutions, including Deutsche Bank, ING, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, and Deloitte, among others. He currently leads complex programme delivery initiatives through his role at Simbalite.

 

Education and Professional Qualifications

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Ville Helenius holds a Master of Engineering in Electronic and Electronic Engineering from University College London. He further augmented his academic credentials with dual MBA degrees from London Business School and Columbia Graduate School of Business. Additionally, he earned a Master of Science in Major Programme Management from the University of Oxford, graduating with Distinction. He is a Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD).

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Strategic Programme Delivery

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Throughout his career, Ville Helenius has mobilised and executed major global strategic and digital change programmes. These initiatives, often mandated by executive leadership, have driven transformation across core financial services functions including Front Office, Operations, Risk, Finance, Legal, Tax, and Technology. His expertise extends to managing large-scale programme portfolios using both Agile and iterative methodologies, as well as recovering initiatives facing critical delivery challenges.

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Corporate Strategy

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Ville Helenius has provided strategic advisory services to senior executives and Board members, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CROs, and CTOs. His corporate strategy engagements have included group business planning, market entry assessments, scenario modelling, competitor and acquisition analysis, product and portfolio optimisation, cost structure evaluation, and the development of strategic alternatives.

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Business Management and COO Roles

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Ville Helenius's business management and COO roles have encompassed strategic growth initiatives across digital transformation, market expansion, and business launches. His experience includes delivering cross-regional transformation projects that align with strategic business objectives and operational efficiency.

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Risk Management

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Ville Helenius has led change delivery and oversight for credit and market risk management functions in major financial services organisations. His work has been particularly critical during periods of market volatility, necessitating robust enhancements to risk models and controls across global portfolios.

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Pricing Models and Analytics

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He has deep experience in pricing and quantitative analytics, having implemented risk, pricing, and Value at Risk (VaR) models for discretionary and algorithmic trading functions. Ville Helenius has also established low-latency market data sourcing infrastructures in both buy-side and sell-side environments.

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Treasury and Central Funding

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In collaboration with senior Treasury executives, Ville Helenius has delivered transformation initiatives that elevate Treasury management practices. His work has focused on group portfolio management, debt issuance, hedging strategies, and Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP).

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Regulatory Frameworks

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Ville Helenius has successfully led strategic programmes requiring compliance with a broad array of global regulatory frameworks. These include FCA Liquidity, Basel III, EMIR, Dodd-Frank/Volcker Rule, MAD/MAR, PSD2/Open Banking, and MiFID II regulations pertaining to market structure, investor protection, and research unbundling.

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M&A and Post-Merger Integration

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Ville Helenius has played a pivotal role in merger and acquisition strategies, including operating model development and integration planning. His client engagements have included top-tier global banks and asset managers, supporting them in the execution and realisation of M&A objectives.​

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