Snyder Consulting

Wilson Snyder
President & CEO

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Corporate Career Experiences

Lewco Securities, New York / President

  • Securities settlement firm in New York serving approximately 70 clearing firms in 120 U.S. locations.
  • Complete responsibility and accountability for operations, budgeting, P&L, finance/accounting, HR and IT. 
  • Expanded processing capacity from 30,000 trades/day to over 100,000 trades/day, while maintaining a constant operating budget of $75M.
  • As the Corporate Principal, had regulatory responsibility to the NYSE.
  • Implemented costing, productivity measurement and a monthly management reporting package for monitoring performance.

Schroders, London / Director of IT & Operations

  • Director of IT & Operations for Schroders, a British Merchant Bank and a Member of FT – SE 100.
  • Responsible for all aspects of IT, banking, treasury operations, security settlement operations as well as general administration. 
  • Implemented management controls, procedures and discipline in the various operating departments as there was no formal organization structure in place.
  • Results; quantifiable annual operating savings of $5M (~30%) and a staff reduction from 200 to 100.

Continental Bank, London / Vice President

  • Managed back-office operations; IT, accounting and general administration, and achieved quality-related savings exceeding $2M year and reduced staff by approximately 20%.
  • Functional responsibility for operations in all European offices.
  • Emphasized development of European-focused systems, established uniform product costing definitions/methods, introduced computer models to measure productivity, and improved professionalism of operations managers. 

Background and Achievements

 
  • Highly accomplished international executive with outstanding record of dramatically reducing operating costs, improving productivity, and improving customer service in Fortune 500 and FT-SE-100 banking and securities industries.
  • Quantifiable, documented expertise in strategic operations management and process analysis.
  • Resourceful and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to quickly comprehend the critical elements of the challenges being faced, distill them into workable components, and achieve positive results.
  • Motivational leader who creates team morale and loyalty through clear and open communications, guidance, and mentoring.
  • Polished professional with exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal talents; adept at working effectively with all organizational levels.

Education

 
  • Bucknell University, BA Math
  • ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking
  • Accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business
  • Held NASD Series 7, 24 and 27
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