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Bukola Adisa MBE

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Chief Controls Officer, Technology & Enterprise Wide Controls Transformation at NatWest Group
📍 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Bukola is a controls-minded executive and the Chief Controls Officer for Technology, AI & Data at NatWest Group. With a Bachelor of Laws, her career includes senior risk and compliance roles at Barclays, HSBC, and JPMorgan. People who have worked with her often describe her as insightful, incredible, and inspirational.

Passionate about empowering underrepresented professionals, she is the founder and CEO of Career Masterclass, a platform dedicated to the career progression of ethnic minorities. She has also served as a Board Trustee for Centrepoint, a leading youth homelessness charity, showcasing her commitment to community service.

In 2025, she was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for her services to diversity and financial services.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Controls Officer, Technology & Enterprise Wide Controls Transformation
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Bukola shows up

ROI Driven
Requires Proof
Friendly But Slow

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Priorities

Topics Bukola cares about

Diversity and Inclusion
Awarded an MBE for her work in this area and founded Career Masterclass to support BAME professionals. This is a core part of her public profile.
Technology Risk Controls
Her current senior role at NatWest is focused on controls for Technology, AI, Cyber, and Data. She recently sponsored a "Digital X Controls Conference".
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Chief Controls Officer, Technology & Enterprise Wide Controls Transformation
NatWest Group
9-2021 - 3-2024
Board Trustee
Centrepoint
3-2021 - 11-2024
Head of Enterprise Risk Framework Design & Delivery
NatWest Group
1-2018 - 2-2020
MD, Controls Framework, Design & Execution Lead
Barclays
1-2017 - 1-2018
Head of Europe Regulatory Compliance Monitoring and Testing
HSBC
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Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2006
ACIS
ICSA
2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of Lagos
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DISC profile (public)

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