Torsten Kleine Buening holds a degree as Diplom Wirtschafts-Informatiker/Master of Science on Information Systems of Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (Germany). Torsten is a risk practitioner with over 20 years of experience covering conventional and Islamic Finance in developed and emerging markets. He started his banking and finance career in 2002 after becoming Basel II Group Project Manager for Volksbanken Group in Austria, covering Austria and Central Eastern Europe. In 2006-2013, Torsten shaped the risk management of Samba Financial Group in Saudi Arabia and headed Capital & Portfolio Risk for Emirates NBD in Dubai, UAE. In 2013, Torsten moved to Asia, becoming Head of Governance for Enterprise-Wide Risk Management for Standard Chartered (Singapore). In 2017-2019, he served as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Tenger Financial Group (Mongolia) covering Banking, Leasing and Insurance. In 2019-2020, he contributed as Chief Risk Officer to the operations of Deem Finance, UAE, supporting an ambitious digital agenda. Torsten joined ABA Bank in November 2020 as Chief Risk Officer and as Compliance Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.
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