Odile Hounkpatin

Head of Markets Model validation at Lloyds Banking Group

Speaker

Odile Hounkpatin has over 25 years experience in the financial industry, during which she has held various leadership positions.

Her expertise spans the development, validation and governance of models across complex derivatives pricing, trading and banking book valuation and risk, stress testing and capital, as well as machine learning (ML) and generative AI (GenAI).

She has worked with various banks in Paris and London including Natixis, Nomura and Santander UK.

Odile currently leads the validation activities for Markets models at Lloyds Banking Group and is a strong advocate for evolving model oversight from a predominantly control oriented function into a strategic partnership that enables better business decisions and supports sustainable business growth, while preserving independence.

She holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance and an Executive MBA, and is an experienced Board Non-Executive Director.