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Elisabeth Botes

Energizer · DISC type I
AI Champion and Governance: NWM AI Steering Committee, and NWM COO AI Adoption Forum at NatWest Commercial and Institutional
📍 United Kingdom

Elisabeth is a Legal and Governance Manager at NatWest Commercial and Institutional, with over 25 years of experience in financial markets law and regulatory affairs. She is a qualified solicitor, specializing in complex regulatory programs and business governance.

Elisabeth is an ambitious AI champion, driving the responsible adoption and use of AI to enhance efficiency and future-proof risk management frameworks. She also has a Diploma from the University of Pretoria.

She is currently leading on the EU AI Act Regulatory Programme for the Commercial and Institutional franchise.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
AI Champion and Governance: NWM AI Steering Committee, and NWM COO AI Adoption Forum
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Elisabeth shows up

Relationship Oriented
Believer
Informal

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Elisabeth cares about

AI Governance
Elisabeth champions responsible AI adoption, establishing governance for AI steering committees and forums within NatWest. She leads the EU AI Act Regulatory Programme.
Financial Regulation
With over 25 years of experience, Elisabeth is a regulatory specialist, spearheading complex regulatory programs like Consumer Duty and MiFID II/LIBOR transitions.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
AI Champion and Governance: NWM AI Steering Committee, and NWM COO AI Adoption Forum
NatWest Commercial and Institutional
8-2023
Stakeholder Engagement Lead: Trading Wind Down Programme
NatWest Markets Plc
8-2022 - 12-2023
Programme & Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Consumer Duty
NatWest Markets Plc
12-2019 - 10-2022
Business Governance Manager
NatWest Markets
8-2018 - 12-2019
Regulatory Advisory Consultant
NatWest Markets
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1993 - 1996
B.Proc (Law Degree)
University of the North-West
Diploma
University of Pretoria
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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