Avtar Sehmbi, areas of practice
Areas of Practice
Avtar Sehmbi brings together operations, technology, transformation and risk across complex global businesses. His work spans organisational design, cost, execution, resilience and governance, alongside market entry, expansion and exit, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Global Operations & Resilience
Leadership of global operations across regulated markets, including service performance, Global Capability Centres, shared services and innovation hubs. Location and sourcing strategy, supplier and critical third-party management, operational resilience, business continuity and crisis management across mission-critical services.
Operating & Technology Convergence
Bringing together operations, technology, transformation and risk across business divisions. Target operating model design, organisational design, cost, execution, resilience, governance, technology and data, with automation and responsible AI supporting enterprise performance.
Turnaround, Restructuring & Productivity
Stabilising organisations under regulatory, cost and execution pressure. Organisational restructuring, workforce transition at scale, cost transformation, process simplification, automation and productivity improvement, from initial assessment and remediation through to sustainable operating control.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Operational, technology and risk leadership across due diligence, integration, separation and carve-out. Standalone operating model design, Day 1 readiness, cutover, transitional service agreements, regulated-platform detachment, competitor ring-fencing and stranded-cost reduction.
Market Entry, Regulatory Readiness & Sovereignty
Technology, operations and risk support for entry into regulated markets. Operating model, systems and controls readiness, local and sovereign-data requirements, partner and joint-venture structures, evidence supporting licence applications and regulatory authorisations, ongoing assurance, certification and supervisory review.
Risk, Regulation & Remediation
Financial and non-financial risk governance spanning operational, technology, cyber, fraud and conduct risk, with interfaces into credit, portfolio, market and model risk. Risk appetite, taxonomy, controls, lines of defence, consent-order remediation, examinations, attestation and direct supervisory engagement.
Technology, Data & Responsible AI
Enterprise architecture, cloud and platform modernisation, API-first integration, automation, data platforms, payments and cyber resilience. Responsible AI governance across policy, inventories, use-case classification, model lifecycle, data residency, cybersecurity, third-party risk and readiness for the EU AI Act and DORA.
Finance, Capital & Commercial Performance
Direct P&L and balance-sheet ownership in entrepreneurial ventures, alongside corporate accountability for operating costs, capital expenditure, change portfolios and investment decisions. Supplier strategy, partner economics, competitive tendering, commercial renegotiation and structural cost reduction.
Board Governance & Global Leadership
Statutory director, Non-Executive Director and joint-venture shareholder governance across strategy, performance, risk, capital allocation and succession, exercising independent judgement on accounts, related-party arrangements and regulatory filings. Cross-border and matrix leadership, functions established and scaled from inception, senior-team development, talent depth, culture, conduct and accountability through change.
Foreign Exchange Trading & Forecasting
Founded and ran The Currency Times, a proprietary foreign exchange venture trading major currency pairs, owning portfolio strategy, risk, P&L and the balance sheet. Delivered 6% annual returns while managing liquidity and market exposure. Since 2023, Currency Times LLP has continued as an independent research programme applying statistical methods to forecasting. It currently publishes research only.