Who is Who

Capco role and focus
Cornel Bender is a Managing Partner with Capco, based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. He has significant experience across both the Capital Markets and Insurance segments of the financial services industry, and currently leads Capco’s Insurance domain in the German speaking areas of Europe (Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland - DACH). Earlier in his career with Capco, Cornel led the company’s Capital Markets practice including Package Integration across the European Region, where he oversaw projects focused on process redesign, blueprinting, and system-implementation, with a specific expertise in derivatives. Having successfully developed this line of Capco’s business, Cornel’s current focus is to build on Capco’s successful track record by driving the further development of the firm’s Insurance practice across DACH.

Industry expertise
Cornel’s expertise covers the Capital Markets and Insurance domains. He has significant experience in asset management, exchanges / infrastructure and across investment banking. His insurance projects have included fast close, balance sheet consolidation, asset management, and a wide range of regulatory topics including Solvency II.

Thought Leadership
Cornel is a well-respected industry expert and has recently authored several papers including:

• Insurance Industry Perspectives
• The New ‘Trust Fund’?
• Post Crisis Order Sets New IT Systems Criteria

Professional background
Cornel joined Capco’s leadership team in Frankfurt from KPMG Consulting / BearingPoint, where he was head of Capital Markets across the EMEA Region. In this role he worked with financial services clients both in Germany and internationally. He also led a team focused on the Insurance market across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.