Marco Kops
Principal Consultant
Experience
Jun 2022 - Present
3 years 2 months Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Principal Consultant
Sovico S.á r.l.
Involvement in various client projects
- Development of an interface from the DWH to an external portfolio management system at a leading European master KVG
- Release upgrade of an asset management software at a Luxembourg management company
- Participation in the WM EDDy_neu project at a Luxembourg management company
- Participation in the WM EDDy_neu project at a leading European master KVG
- Optimization of system and process structure of an asset management software as part of a migration project at a large German cooperative custodian bank
- Vendor selection procedure for a fund control system according to BaFin Model 2 for a large German custodian bank of the Sparkassen organization
Mar 2019 - May 2022
3 years 3 months Luxembourg
Member of the Executive Board
IPConcept (Luxemburg) S.A.
Responsible for the areas of valuation, system support, and data management
- Leadership responsibility for 31 employees
- Responsibility within the matrix organization for IT strategy and reporting in the fund services division of the DZ PRIVATBANK Group
- Management of the management company and its internal corporate matters, in particular planning, organization, steering, and control of the company
- Responsibility for project organization of the DZ PRIVATBANK Group
- Control of finances at the company level
- Execution of vendor selection procedures for front-office systems
- Project management for the implementation of the asset management system solution XENTIS
Jul 2012 - Mar 2019
6 years 9 months Luxembourg
Head of Department and Deputy Head of Custodian Services
DZ PRIVATBANK S.A.
Responsible for leading and further developing the fund transactions department
- Leadership responsibility for 19 employees
- Conceptual design and establishment of the Germany custodian branch (Frankfurt branch of DZ PRIVATBANK S.A.)
- Participation in the strategic group project DZ BANK AG (restructuring fund services within the DZ BANK Group)
- Ensuring adequate organizational and procedural structures for the subordinate groups Fund Transactions Securities and Fund Transactions Others
- Further development of business processes and data processing systems of the custodian services (in particular transaction workflow, valuation, and control functions)
- Quality management, promotion of continuous improvement processes, and execution of management controls
- Representation tasks towards fund companies and auditors
- Project management of the “European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)” project
Sep 2004 - Jul 2012
7 years 11 monthsSenior Consultant
PROFIDATA Services AG
Involvement in various client projects
- Implementation of the asset management system solution XENTIS at management companies (including Hauck & Aufhäuser, Metzler Invest, Helaba Invest, Universal Investment, LRI Invest, and LBBW AM) and custodian banks (including Hauck & Aufhäuser, DZ PRIVATBANK)
- Project management for various XENTIS implementation projects at custodian banks and management companies
- Development of concepts for the further development of the asset management solution XENTIS
- Process modeling of management company and custodian bank processes and specification of system functionalities
- Design of incoming and outgoing interfaces between XENTIS and external source/target systems
- Definition and implementation of reconciliation functionalities
Feb 1999 - Aug 2004
5 years 7 months Luxembourg
Senior Portfolio Manager
WGZ Bank Luxembourg S.A.
Monitoring of international equity, interest rate, and foreign exchange markets
- Design and implementation of fixed income investment strategies for the house funds of WGZ Bank and private banking
- Supervision and allocation of managed asset management mandates
- Establishment of valuation functions for illiquid assets
- Design and implementation of the “Risk Control in Asset Investments” project for asset management and private banking clients based on the variance-covariance approach (Value at Risk)
Summary
Marco Kops has over 24 years of professional experience in the German and Luxembourg asset management industry. Most recently, he held leadership positions at a management company and previously at a custodian bank. His consulting focus is on technology and architecture consulting, the development and enhancement of system architectures, vendor and system selection, system implementation, as well as process consulting.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
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Diploma in Banking Management · Bank Business Administration
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