Lombard – ombard Risk Management plc (LSE: LRM), a leading provider of integrated regulatory compliance, collateral management and reporting solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed David Howard to Senior Regulatory Consultant, Americas.

In the newly created role, David will be keeping clients abreast of the latest regulatory changes in the market and ensuring that the technical specification of Lombard Risk’s flagship regulatory reporting solution, AgileREPORTER®is delivering robust data acquisition, compilation and computation.

AgileREPORTER® is particularly suited to large financial services firms with complex reporting requirements and enables them to maximise data quality by automating previous manual reporting processes.

David most recently worked with some of North America’s largest financial institutions, including Bank of America and Citigroup where he developed and enhanced internal audit procedures related to regulatory compliance, governance, market risk management and data integrity. Prior to this work, David worked for KPMG LLP as a Senior Manager of Valuations.

Alastair Brown, Lombard Risk’s Chief Executive Officer comments: “Lombard Risk is seeing strong growth in its North American business, which is being driven by increasingly complex regulatory requirements and the need for financial services firms to demonstrate clear compliance trails whilst reducing the cost of compliance at the same time.

“The region remains an important area of investment for us, and we are focused on securing the best talent to drive the business forward. We are delighted that David has joined us at this time of rapid development. He has an excellent track record in regulatory reporting and is well suited to deliver our flagship solution to our clients, which are some of the largest and most prestigious financial institutions in the world.”

David Howard, Senior Regulatory Consultant, Americas says: “Lombard Risk is an exciting, growing business that is at the forefront of regulatory reporting technology. I’m delighted to be joining such an innovative team and look forward to helping Lombard Risk’s clients navigate the complex regulatory environment with agile and robust reporting solutions.”