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Having transferred to the UK on the Highly Skilled Migrant Program he obtained a Masters in market risk management, anda second PhD, this time in credit risk management while also earning the GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals) Financial Risk Manager qualification by examination.  \nHis career subsequently led him to roles in the market risk department of Standard Bank (London), as a quantitative consultant at Ernst & Young (London) and then with Merrill Lynch in product control. Between January 2006 to 2015 Gary was engaged by Fitch Ratings as Senior Director with a focus on quantitative credit risk assessment and management in financial institutions (with an emphasis on Basel regulatory accords) . His principal tasks included credit risk modelling (PDs, credit loss distributions– ELs, ULs, correlations), understanding the mechanics of the Basel accordsand teaching these to new graduates (and existing team members), model validation, quantitative modelling, LGD modelling (using logit models), joint probability modelling, extreme value applications, CVA analysis, procyclicality rules, expected shortfall (VaR changes), etc.  \nGary was later responsible as Head of Model Validation at Aviva Investors (London) from 2015 to end 2016, and then most recently served as a private consultant working for the European Central Bank on two different regulatory rule implementation roles, one in Antwerp (2017) and another in Utrecht (2018) .  \nHe is well-known as a commercial trainer and as a lecturer at two French universities (IESEG and EDHEC) as well as several South African universities. His publications include over 90 refereed articles in international journals. Gary has been a risk management and financial modelling in excel trainer for Risk Reward Ltd (UK) since 2008.  \n47C Skylines Village, Limeharbour, London, E14 9TS, UK  \nCompany House \\#: 434 6234 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7638 5558 – Fax: +44 (0) 20 7638 5571  \nEmail: [info@riskrewardlimited.com](info@riskrewardlimited.com) – [Website: www.riskrewardlimited.com](Website: www.riskrewardlimited.com)","cbCainNgP9vhNInl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainNgP9vhNInl","pdf",135651,"English","# Professional Background\n## Risk Management and Banking Experience\n## Credit Risk and IFRS 9 Model Validation\n## Academic Foundations and Qualifications","[{\"question\":\"What are Gary van Vuuren’s main areas of expertise?\",\"answer\":\"He focuses on credit risk and IFRS 9 model validation for banks, including quantitative model validation and financial risk assessment. 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