How “Effective Challenge” Can Be Your Difference Maker in 2024

Mark Haberland

Managing Director

Darling Consulting Group

With nearly 30 years of experience in balance sheet and model risk management, hands-on experience in audit and leading the operations of DCG’s Financial Analytics Department, Mark has unique expertise for optimizing and “right-sizing” risk management in the community, mid-size, and large banking space.

In his current role, Mark facilitates educational programs and collaborative workshops and is a trusted resource for financial institutions, industry, and state trade associations, as well as regulatory agencies on a variety of balance sheet and model risk management/validation topics, including IRR, Liquidity, CECL, BSA/AML, MRM/ERM, and ALCO.

Mark is a frequent author and top-rated speaker on a vast array of risk management topics and is Past-Chairman of the Financial Managers Society’s Board of Directors. The son of an educator and member of the faculties of Pacific Coast Banking School and Southwest Graduate School of Banking, Mark’s passion for teaching drives his desire to work with bankers to strive for excellence within their organizations.

Mark lives on the North Shore of Boston with his wife, two children, and two dogs. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s College in Vermont with a degree in accounting.

Are you confident your models provide reliable information to make the most important decisions facing your institution today? Those organizations that have embraced model risk management (MRM) are!

In this eye-opening webinar, DCG Managing Director Mark Haberland will walk attendees through the benefits MRM provides when it becomes a part of an institution’s culture. Using real-life examples, he will demonstrate the impact “effective challenge” has on model validation – and ultimately, a model’s performance. Tune in to learn

The impact data and assumptions have on model results
How “effective challenge” changes your perspective about how models are used
How investing in the right model validation can truly impact a bottom line, in a GOOD way!

While teams tend to focus on the decisions they make every day, you cannot afford to overlook the actual foundation those decisions are built upon. Better processes that include “effective challenge” lead to better model performance and, ultimately, better decision making.