Kenneth Proctor - Managing Director, Risk Management and Compliance
Ken Proctor brings 37 years of professional banking and consulting experience to Abound Resources, where he heads up the Risk Management Practice. Before joining Abound Resources, Ken managed the efforts of four financial institutions to comply with regulatory enforcement actions, including consent agreements and written agreements. Additionally, he has completed BSA/Anti-Money Laundering compliance assessment, GLBA 501b information security reviews and IT audits for a number of U.S. financial institutions.
Ken created the Risk Management Practice areas for two national consulting firms during his tenure with those organizations. He also served as a senior consultant with two international risk management consulting firms. He served as an internal consultant with a major regional bank, held responsible management positions in the auditing departments of two southeastern regional commercial banks, and worked as a public accountant.
Ken is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Bank Auditor. He is a professional member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. He is a frequent speaker for financial institution industry conferences and seminars, including those sponsored by the American Bankers Association, Bank Administration Institute, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, FDIC and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. In addition, he has delivered workshops and presentations for numerous state banking and community banking associations, technology vendors and international banking associations. For the past eight years, Ken has served on the faculty of the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking program, instructing in risk management. He has also served as an instructor on risk management and other topics for the LSU sponsored Professional Masters of Banking program and on retail banking and lending topics for BAI and the BAI Graduate School of Retail Banking.
Ken has authored articles on risk management for various industry publications and state banking associations. He is co-author of a Technology Planning Guide for Bank CEOs, published by the American Bankers Association, and the Bank Internal Audit Manual, published by Alex Information Services.