Interviews
-
InterviewsThe people person: How Qisda’s chief HR, sustainability and risk officer is tackling the talent crunch
Danny Lin is guiding Qisda through a time of intense change, as it navigates a digital transformation and Taiwan’s talent crisis. But with a role that blends risk, HR and sustainability, Lin is uniquely positioned to change mindsets and prepare for the future.
-
InterviewsThe mentor: The risk skills that Sequoia CRO Kristen Peed is determined to pass on to the next generation
On her rise from one-time chicken pot pie seller to Sequoia’s chief risk o cer, Kristen Peed learned a lot about opportunity, strategy and communicating. As RIMS president and director, she is passionate about using these to guide the next generation.
-
InterviewsThe connector: how MTR’s Synthil Chetty is redefining the role of the risk manager
Agile risk management starts with knowing everything about your business and exactly where it’s heading. For that, you need to forge connections with every discipline, says MTR’s chief enterprise risk manager, Synthil Chetty.
-
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.
-
InterviewsThe consolidator: how PayU GPO’s chief risk officer is building a positive risk culture
A weak risk culture will eat any fancy risk management framework for breakfast, says Simona Covaliu. StrategicRISK caught up with PayU GPO’s new chief risk officer to get their take on how the risk management landscape is changing, and the most powerful tools for mitigating threats
-
InterviewsThe paradox: Gentari’s group head of risk discusses the benefits of balancing risk and reward
Adrenaline-loving skydiver or level-headed strategic risk manager? Gentari’s Wan Norashikin Mohd Nasir shows it’s possible to be both, discussing risk personalities and the search for balance between risk and opportunity.
-
InterviewsThe educator: RMIA’s Simon Levy on why education is the greatest tool in a risk manager’s armoury
Asking questions, really listening to the answers and learning all the time – this is what defines a great risk manager, RMIA’s CEO and company secretary Simon Levy tells Trevor Treharne.
-
InterviewsThe conductor: Johnson Matthey’s risk director explains why in risk management, influence is everything
Johnson Matthey and FERMA’s Xavier Mützig tells Sara Benwell how risk managers must take a hands-on approach to ensure that the risk function, senior management and every team in an organisation are playing from the same music sheet.
-
InterviewsInterview: how to become a modern risk manager
Risk managers of the future must be experts across multiple disciplines. Sanjeev Marwaha, a senior risk director in the sustainable technology industry, shares his top strategies for adapting to the new world of risk
-
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.
-
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
-
InterviewsThe tough cookie
Philippines-based Annacel Natividad on resilience and building risk relationships in her frequently catastrophe-hit country
-
InterviewsThe changemaker
Cristina Martinez Garcia of Sacyr is on a mission to put a positive spin on the risk manager role
-
InterviewsTaking the temperature of risk
When Kurt Meyer took the job as head of risk and insurance for the swiss national grid, he had no idea that it would lead him to reshape the conversation around risk management.
-
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.
-
InterviewsFive minutes with: New Airmic board member Colin Barker
Barker was elected onto Airmic’s board today and tells us what he is looking forward to most in this role
-
InterviewsCristina Martinez
We need to be less confident about our new intangible world, says the corporate director of risk at meat-processing multinational Campofrio
-
InterviewsChristoph Schwager
Risk? It’s fun, says the man in charge of risk management at EADS, one of the world’s riskiest companies
-
InterviewsBorn 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
-
InterviewsEurope’s risk leaders: follow in our footsteps
As we enter a new year, 10 leading risk management professionals reveal how they reached their current position and their thoughts on a career in risk management
