Interviews
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InterviewsThe cool head: Deutsche Bank’s Ramesh Gopal on his risk management journey and how to keep a cool head
Deutsche Bank’s Ramesh Gopal doesn’t let volatility get to him, even when managing a risk region that includes Russia, Ukraine and Israel. Here he discusses his ‘keep calm and carry on’ mentality, and why Dubai is the perfect centre point for global business.
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InterviewsGlobal tensions are rising, but risk perceptions are in the eye of the beholder
To successfully separate threats from opportunities risk managers must first understand the role of perception in the identification of risk. Zurich’s John Scott discusses the big picture
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InterviewsInterview: Five minutes with David Arick, the new president of RIMS
As David Arick begins his new role as RIMS president, StrategicRISK caught up with him to find out about his top priorities for his tenure and how he thinks the profession can evolve to meet the challenges of the future.
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InterviewsThe strategist: FERMA’s new president has a gameplan to elevate the influence of risk
As Charlotte Hedemark takes up her dream role as FERMA president, she tells StrategicRISK editor Sara Benwell that helping risk managers to professionalise and elevate their strategic influence are key goals.
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InterviewsThe historian: Dirk Wegener shares the lessons he’s learnt in over 20 years of risk management
Dirk Wegener is stepping down as president of FERMA. After more than two decades in risk management, he has seen it all. Here he reflects on the world-changing events that altered the way we think about resilience forever.
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InterviewsSenior risk managers share their top tips for managing connected risk
Breaking down siloes, moving beyond insurance and scenario analysis are all key strategies that modern risk managers must adopt to deal with the new interconnected risk landscape
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InterviewsThe influencer: Risk managers must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin
Effective risk management requires strategic collaboration with the board. But this remains easier for some than others. Risk must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin, to be taken seriously.
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InterviewsAirmic 2023: Julia Graham - risk managers are centre stage in a world of permacrisis
Are we in a state of polycrisis or permacrisis? Either way, it’s an interesting time to head up a risk management association. But Airmic CEO Julia Graham only sees this as an opportunity to spotlight the profession, tackling new and evolving risks with a spirit of collaboration.
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InterviewsTime to be risk leaders
As we adapt to the era of ‘perma-crisis’, the business rationale for pushing risk management up the strategic hierarchy has never been clearer
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InterviewsLeadership and risk culture: setting a course for success
At its most fundamental level, a good risk culture encourages curiosity, opportunity, swift problem spotting and trust, writes Sheena Thomson
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InterviewsSurviving today’s “poly-crisis”
Not all risks can be managed out of existence and it’s time for insurers to step up
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InterviewsBorn to insure
From a family of insurance experts, Soni Srivastava was destined for a career in the industry
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InterviewsNuclear communicator
An on-the-ground advisor after 2011’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, Mariko Nishizawa is using bitter lessons to create better risk communication
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InterviewsTipping towards disaster
In this ever-more destabilised world, the post-Cold War rules no longer apply, explains Dragonfly’s Henry Wilkinson
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InterviewsThe tough cookie
Philippines-based Annacel Natividad on resilience and building risk relationships in her frequently catastrophe-hit country
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InterviewsYou’ll never walk alone
As he takes up the Airmic chairmanship, Tim Graham explains why there’s no room for lone wolves in risk
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InterviewsThe science guy
Smart technologies, while great for business, are also increasing our exposure to cyber risks. But Airbus Defence and Space’s risk manager Philippe Cotelle says it’s not rocket science. His approach to cyber risk is influencing our entire industry. His first lesson? Make the tech guys your new best friends
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Interviews‘We need to be agile in the way we look at risk’
Nor Adila Ismail, the long-serving chief risk officer at Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS, has taken an unconventional route to the top. She reveals what she has learned about the risk profession, and offers some advice to newcomers.
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InterviewsHow Patrick Smith is managing Deliveroo’s intangible risks
Much more than a food delivery service, Deliveroo serves up vast amounts of big data – and fresh new risks – daily. It relies on business resilience leader Patrick Smith to stay creative.
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InterviewsEver wondered how airports keep millions of passengers safe? Risk manager, Hans Joerg Schill, tells us how
Managing Fraport AG’s vast insurance operations, with its sky-high risks, is not a job for the faint of heart. Thankfully, managing director Hans Joerg Schill is always pushing the envelope
