Sandris Straume

Sandris Straume serves as a Member of the Management Board and Chief Risk Officer at Rietumu Banka since November 2022. Previous positions include Member of the Management Board at Integrum Asset Management (February 2021 - November 2022) and Member of the Supervisory Board at Amenda Markets (March 2017 - September 2021). Sandris held dual roles as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at AS "PrivatBank" from December 2017 to February 2021 and was Head of Compliance and Head of Baltic KYC Development at Nordea until December 2017. Additional experience includes Chief Risk Officer at AS Expobank, and various roles at GE Capital Corporation, including Member of the Management Board across multiple divisions. Sandris commenced a career in risk management at AS Parex Bank and holds multiple degrees, including Master of Science in Political Science and MBA in International Economics and Business, from the University of Latvia. Education was completed at Riga State Gymnasium No. 1.