Arnaud Dudicourt

Managing Partner - APAC Head of Operations & Data Management @ Sedona Asia

About

Partner and APAC Regional Leader with 16 years driving operational excellence and data transformation across Asset Management, Investment Management, and Insurance sectors. Established and scaled regional operations from ground up in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore, managing 15+ person teams with P&L accountability. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:• Built two APAC business centers (Hong Kong, Thailand) supporting 5+ institutional clients• Implemented centralized data management strategies across multiple investment platforms • Delivered 70% efficiency gains through reconciliation automations• Achieved 10% annual cost optimization per client through redundancy elimination• Co-led 12-month investment platform migration from SimCorp Dimension to BlackRock Aladdin• Maintained 99%+ data availability across multiple asset managers and insurance companies• Implemented 300+ automated controls with auto-correction capabilities𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲:• Investment Platforms: SimCorp Dimension, BlackRock Aladdin• Data Management: Enterprise Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data• Regulatory Compliance: MIFID2, PRIIPS, SOLVENCY2, BASEL3, SFDR• Operations: Process Automation, Change Management, Vendor Management, PMO• Leadership: P&L Management, Team Building, C-suite Stakeholder Engagement, Regional Operations

Country

City

Singapore

Industry

Banking

Skill

Operational Excellence, Portfolio Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Colibra, Compliance Management, Vendor Management, Investment Management, SQL, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Business Transformation, Bloomberg Terminal, Performance Management, Data Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Operations Management, Financial Services, Senior Stakeholder Management, Regional Leadership, Project Planning

Experience

Managing Partner - APAC Head of Operations & Data Management

Sedona Asia

2023-11 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Singapore

Overseeing centralized data management operations supporting multiple investment platforms for financial institutions. Helping establish and scale BPO operations across Asia, maintaining 99.8% SLA compliance. Supporting initiatives in GenAI-driven reconciliation and quality checks, resulting in a 70% reduction in manual review time and the implementation of 50+ automated data validation controls. Collaborating with fintech partners to enhance service offerings and operational efficiency.

Head of Operations & Data Management - Managing Partner

Sedona Asia

2017-6 - 2023-11 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Hong Kong

Established data management operations serving multiple European and Asian financial institutions, implementing automated data validation workflows that reduced exceptions by 70% across the investment lifecycle. Optimized data vendor costs by 10% through redundancy elimination across Bloomberg and Rimes platforms. Developed real-time production dashboards enabling data-driven investment decisions and operational visibility. Created and implemented ESG data monitoring workflows covering 94% of investment portfolio assets ($204B+), supporting ISR strategies aligned with regulatory requirements and enabling robust reporting across multiple ESG data providers.

Operations & Data Management Project Manager on Simcorp Dimension

Edmond de Rothschild

2013-1 - 2017-6 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Hong Kong

Co-designed the global data frameworks while leading Hong Kong Data Management operations. Implemented 300+ SimCorp Dimension automated controls with self-correction capabilities, ensuring investment platform data integrity. Optimized data flows to reduce processing time by 33%, enabling regional operations to begin 1.5 hours earlier. And Established centralized data management expertise applicable across investment platforms such as SimCorp Dimension.

Middle Officer – Fund Manager Assistant

Edmond de Rothschild

2010-6 - 2012-12 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Paris Area, France

Managed portfolio NAV verification, trade lifecycle processes, and cash/securities reconciliations while identifying and implementing operational efficiencies. Gained comprehensive understanding of investment operations fundamentals that provided the foundation for developing advanced data management solutions and automation strategies in subsequent leadership roles.