Karel Smid Rc

Karel Smid RC CMA serves as the Senior Business Controller for Retail Banking at Triodos Bank since May 2022. Previously, Karel held the role of Senior Business Controller for Risk Management at ING from September 2017 to May 2022, where responsibilities included global program control, business case development, stakeholder alignment, issue signaling, internal control, risk management, finance process improvements, and oversight of the planning and control process. Prior experience includes positions as Business Controller for asset management and Finance Trainee/Executive Assistant to the CFRO at MN from September 2013 to September 2017, along with a role as a Customer Relations Employee at IKEA Group from August 2011 to September 2012. Karel's educational background includes degrees in Register Controller/Executive Master of Finance & Control from TIAS School for Business and Society, Certified Management Accountant from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Groningen, and a Master of Science in Human Movement Sciences from the University of Groningen.