Roger Poole

Roger Poole

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Roger currently holds the position of Global Head of Records Management at Barclays Capital. In this role, he has responsibility for:- •Global Policy •Direction and maintenance of a Global Records Management (RM) Programme •Retention Schedule development and maintenance working with, and advising, internal and external Legal Counsel •Maintaining knowledge of legal and regulatory developments and sharing this with the business (e.g. Dodd-Frank/MiFID) •Development and implementation of standards •Development and implementation of RM training across the organisation •Advising technology regarding RM requirements •The review of enterprise content management and other systems including ensuring legal admissibility of documents •The management of legal holds Prior to Barclays Capital, Roger gained experience, working in the financial industry, holding senior positions at both Standard Chartered Bank and Credit Suisse. At Standard Chartered Bank he provided advice and guidance in respect of the planned implementation of a worldwide records management solution and record retention requirements. As Head of Archives and Records Management (EMEA) at Credit Suisse, Roger was responsible for implementing a Records Management Programme across the region. He negotiated vendor contracts and consolidated records held with multiple vendors to one, new, service supplier. He was tasked with developing and maintaining retention schedules and ensuring official records were retained in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. He also made a significant contribution to the design and roll-out of a Records Management System. Other achievements: •Presented with “Information and Records Management Professional of the year 2011” award at the IRMS conference (Brighton) April 2011 •Resurrected the Financial Services Records Management Forum and held the position of Chair •"Raised the bar" in terms of Senior Management's understanding of RM •De

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