Nick Smith Email & Phone Number

Nick has been helping stakeholders protect and rebuild value for over 25 years. His experience is broad having worked across numerous industries and jurisdictions. Since 2013 Nick has focused exclusively on the Financial Services sector, where he supports:• Bank’s rebuild capital and clean up asset quality problems;• Investors acquire and monetise distressed assets;• Servicers optimise their processes, governance and cash collections;• Regulators/Governments make important system wide improvements; and• Lenders to FS businesses react appropriately to signs of borrower stress and distressWhat sets Nick apart is that he has walked the walk, taking executive turnaround roles where he has created and led new large-scale servicing platforms in the toughest circumstances as well as driving broader turnaround initiatives. His outstanding track record speaks for itself and his real-world experience means that he understands not only the theory but also the challenging practical realities in resolving difficult and distressed assets.Nick applies his experience as the Co-lead of Interpath’s FS team where he spends his time developing solutions for a varied set of clients where distressed assets are either causing issues or creating opportunities. Examples of where he helps clients include:• structural solutions like AMC’s or ‘bad banks’;• helping lenders rapidly reduce NPA’s through strategic, operational or practical support• helping investors bid compellingly and with confidence for NPL/REO portfolio• helping investors quickly stand up new servicing capability with strong governance• executing plans to react decisively to servicing underperformance or regulatory intervention• delivering funding solutions where distressed assets are a material issueNo simple single solution typically creates the right answer for our clients. We usually find a collage of organic, M&A and structural solutions need to be wrapped with regulatory experience, great data analysis, robust governance and relentless laser sharp execution to bring the best outcome. This plays to the heart of our proposition which is built on the strongest foundation of real-world experience with a focus on working collaboratively and leaving lasting legacies.

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  University Of Leeds

  Accounting And Business/Management