Chema Villar is a Partner at Davies. He brings more than 30 years of financial services consulting experience and a deep understanding of the Spanish market. Chema helps bring Davies’ global capabilities into Spain. He also supports other geographies with the expertise developed locally.
At Davies, Chema works with investment banks, capital markets firms, and trading organisations to improve operating models, modernise technology platforms, and strengthen control environments. He advises clients across front office, back office, and risk functions. This is to help them align business strategy with regulatory expectations and scalable delivery models. His work spans trading transformation, risk management, process optimisation, and platform implementation. He ensures solutions deliver measurable outcomes without disrupting existing controls.
Chema brings extensive experience supporting capital markets activity across Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, particularly within highly regulated trading environments. He has delivered large‑scale transformation programmes and supported international expansion initiatives, working closely with senior stakeholders to design and execute complex change. His work often focuses on simplifying operating models, improving risk visibility, and enabling more effective use of technology. This is across trading and post‑trade functions.
Across his engagements, Chema prioritises clarity, control, and sustainability. He supports clients as they respond to evolving regulatory expectations, modernise legacy platforms, and scale capital markets activity in Spain and beyond. His practical approach helps organisations strengthen resilience, improve efficiency, and deliver change with confidence.
