Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledging Him, and He will straighten thy paths”Professional Profile Adaptive leader with 28+ years of senior executive experience both in For-Profit and Non-Profit organizations. Culturally sensitive world citizen who held senior assignments in 7 different countries from the Americas to Europe. Edgar enjoys complex and meaningful roles which contribute back to society in some manner.In his last Banking / Finance role pre-COVID, Edgar led the Credit Risk function for HSBC’s WPB segment globally, where he was responsible for managing the credit exposure on a portfolio of USD$ 420bn in 37 international markets where the bank operated.Since January 2021, and at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Edgar was appointed as President & International CEO of VisionFund International (VFI), a micro-finance organization with operations in 28 countries and employing circa 8k staff. VFI is a federation of banking institutions whose core mission is to bring families and children out of poverty by providing loans, savings and insurance services. His ultimate responsibility to the Board is delivery of the double-bottom line, that is, ensuring resilient financial banking institutions that are socially responsible to the communities and clients served.He has also served as NED and SMF10 Chair of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee for Kingdom Bank (UK). A PRA regulated bank whose mission is to help churches and their communities benefit from lending, deposit and insurance products.Areas of interest include adaptive leadership, ESG policy, writing and mentoring the next generation of leaders.