Olivier Sagorin

As a seconded national expert, I: - Lead expert on liquidity in resolution, bail-in implementation, and merger processes for two large cooperative banking groups within the Single Resolution Mechanism, ensuring their resolvability and operational continuity in potential crisis scenarios. - Advise on cross-border resolution planning for less significant institutions (LSIs) in another EU Member State, aligning local strategies with SRB policy and fostering cooperation between national resolution authorities. - Design and test bail-in execution strategies, integrating funding-in-resolution and capital structure analyses to strengthen financial stability and protect public funds. - Drive innovation as Business Manager for a pioneering IT platform used by 3,000+ users across authorities and banks, serving as the central data-sharing hub for all SRM stakeholders. - Built governance frameworks and user-support structures that enhanced coordination, transparency, and information security. - The platform replaced fragmented national systems, creating for the first time a unified environment for secure data exchange and resolution planning collaboration. - Chair multi-stakeholder workshops on liquidity and bail-in readiness, translating complex policy and regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for institutions. - Collaborate with senior policymakers on refining methodologies and internal procedures to improve resolvability assessments, contributing to the SRB’s mission of ensuring financial stability across the Banking Union.

As a bank resolution expert, I: - Designed and delivered resolution strategies for a systemically important institution, including MREL calibration, liquidity analysis, and solvent wind-down execution, reinforcing the institution’s resolvability. - Authored key components of the national resolution handbook, establishing common frameworks and best practices used across the authority. - Led benchmarking studies on bail-in and liquidity playbooks, enabling peer comparison and driving improvements in banks’ resolution documentation and governance. - Served as bail-in and liquidity expert in a central bank crisis management group, advising senior management on resolution execution feasibility and policy development. - Initiated directorate-wide process improvements, aligning regulatory, legal, and operational teams under a unified strategic roadmap for resolution readiness.

As a senior advisory consultant, I: - Advised top-tier European banks on enhancing resolvability, recovery planning, and bail-in execution, bridging regulatory requirements with operational implementation. - Reorganized a client’s resolution department, redefining workflows, governance, and escalation processes that improved delivery efficiency by 30%. - Developed bail-in playbooks and contractual remediation campaigns, ensuring alignment with BRRD requirements and cross-jurisdictional consistency. - Supported MREL and recovery planning projects, producing strategic recommendations that were adopted by senior management and validated by supervisory authorities. - Contributed to business development, co-authoring RFPs and proposals that expanded the firm’s footprint in regulatory advisory and crisis management services.

As an in-house legal counsel, I: - Partnered closely with Sales and Structuring desks to align legal frameworks with complex product formulas, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and client confidence in structured investment products. - Drafted and validated legal documentation for warrants and certificates across Swiss, Swedish, Dutch, and French markets, enabling timely product launches and full regulatory compliance. - Streamlined documentation processes by producing regular project status reports to management, improving oversight, accountability, and cross-team coordination. - Supported multiple public offers of BNP Paribas structured products, contributing to successful market entries and safeguarding the bank’s legal and reputational integrity. - Acted as the primary legal interface between commercial, structuring, and compliance teams, reducing legal turnaround times and enhancing client service delivery.

As an in-house legal counsel, I: - Negotiated and executed derivatives, repo, and securities lending master agreements (ISDA, CSA, GMRA, GMSLA), ensuring full legal coverage and regulatory compliance. - Drafted issuance documentation for structured products distributed across multiple EU markets, securing regulatory approval and market access. - Built strong collaboration between legal and trading desks, improving transaction turnaround times and mitigating contractual risks.

As an in-house legal counsel, I: - Negotiated and finalized OTC Derivatives Master Agreements (ISDA, FBF, CSA) for a wide range of institutional counterparties, ensuring contractual robustness and alignment with HSBC Group policy. - Collaborated closely with Front-Office teams to translate complex client needs into clear, compliant legal documentation — reducing negotiation time and operational risk. - Coordinated with Back-Office and Collateral Management units to validate collateral terms and ensure accurate implementation of contractual provisions in internal systems. - Provided strategic legal support on evolving regulatory frameworks (e.g., EMIR, MiFID II, margin reform). - Maintained and monitored legal documentation portfolios, ensuring consistency, version control, and readiness for regulatory review or audit. - Improved documentation workflow efficiency by streamlining communications between Front- and Back-Office, enhancing transparency and negotiation progress tracking.