Interviews
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Interviews
The mediator: Cummins’ risk manager Maggie Sun shares how she’s built bridges between risk philosophy and business needs
Maggie Sun has worked hard to embed risk into the DNA of Cummins, China. She spoke to Trevor Treharne about her latest challenge – finding the balance between mitigating risk and accepting that, sometimes, a little risk is a business necessity.
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The 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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Putting science and data behind climate risk management
Bill Bradshaw, operations manager at FM Global talks to StrategicRISK about how the insurer is trying to move the needle on climate risk.
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Leadership 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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Room for risk
Marriott’s Sharon Xu on being people-oriented, embracing change and preparing for another COVID at the hotel chain giant
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Talent-pinching and building information modelling are top risks for UK construction market
Nigel Hitchborn, group risk manager for one of the UK’s leading construction firms, Shepherd Group, explains what needs to be done to prevent and mitigate these risks
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Kering's risk and insurance manager Anne - Marie Fournier on managing the supply chain risks of 23 brands
The risk and insurance manager explains how she grapples with the risks and challenges facing the global luxury, sports and lifestyle company. Reminiscing over her career at the France-based luxury, sport and lifestyle giant Kering, risk and insurance manager Anne-Marie Fournier says: “The Kering group has nothing in common with ...
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The bold ambitions of FERMA’s president to create a profession looks like it may soon be realised
Halfway through her two-year term, the bold ambitions of FERMA’s president – to create a profession for risk managers, encourage diversity in risk and insurance and improve innovation – look like they may soon be realised
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After a meteoric rise, Marriott's risk manager is spearheading plans to re-energise an ageing profession
After a meteoric rise, the risk manager for Marriott is spearheading plans to re-energise an ageing profession
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Airmic 2014: Q&A with Airmic’s new junior chair
John Ludlow, senior vice-president and head of global risk management at InterContinental Hotels Group, has been appointed Airmic’s new junior chair. He shares his views on how and why risk management has changed
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Julia Graham
DLA Piper’s chief risk officer has much to thank for a great career: underwriting, the eurozone crisis and a rebellious streak at school
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Cristina Martinez
We need to be less confident about our new intangible world, says the corporate director of risk at meat-processing multinational Campofrio
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Born ready
StrategicRISK’s European Risk Manager of the Year 2012 John Ludlow, of InterContinental Hotels, developed his risk management system while rescuing the Toby carvery chain. And it stood him in good stead through the unrest in Egypt during the Arab Spring
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Am I insured for that?
Effective risk management is not just about plants and buildings. There is also crime and other less predictable risks - such as product breakdown liability - to worry about, Scania’s Martin Sijmons believes
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Here be dragons
At sea, there’s no hiding place from possible disaster. The head of risk at Electrolux, Lennart Edström, thanks his early years in the Merchant Navy for helping him keep business afloat today
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Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor’s risk management career has spanned nearly 40 years and has taken him across Europe, with some of the largest companies in big business. Who better, then, to take the reins as new Airmic chair?
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The long road
Paul Taylor’s risk management career has spanned nearly 40 years and has taken him across Europe, with some of the largest companies in big business. Who better, then, to take the reins as new Airmic chair?
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Lennart Edström
At sea, there’s no hiding place from possible disaster. The head of risk at Electrolux, Lennart Edström, thanks his early years in the Merchant Navy for helping him keep business afloat
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Flying high
During 13 years in risk management, Frédéric Desitter has gone from being perceived as a ‘messenger of doom’ to being an indispensable part of Aéroports de Paris’ operations
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Infographic: Spot the fraud
Try to spot where the dubious crime is happening in our illustration