RiskMasters | Trailblazing Risk Leadership

Organisational resilience is often associated with governance frameworks, policies, and documented controls. These remain essential. However, resilience is rarely determined by documentation alone. In this RiskMasters: The Download, Frédéric Gielen explains why organisational resilience depends on organisational design, decision-making, and behaviours that continue to operate effectively under pre...

Compliance is often defined through rules, regulation, and control frameworks. The challenge is not the absence of rules. It is how those rules are interpreted and applied in practice. In this RiskMasters bonus episode, Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus explore the difference between rules-based compliance and principles-based compliance, and why starting with harm leads to better decisions. The...

Compliance frameworks typically include risk assessment, monitoring, reporting, governance, and policy. The challenge is not the absence of these components. It is how they connect in practice. In this RiskMasters bonus episode, Natalie McManus explains the IMPACT Wheel and how it reframes compliance as a continuous system aligned to the risk management lifecycle. The discussion focuses on how com...

The Chief Compliance Officer role is often defined through technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and control frameworks. In practice, the effectiveness of compliance leadership depends on something broader. In this RiskMasters extract, Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus explore how the capabilities required for high-performing Chief Compliance Officers are evolving in response to increasing c...

In this RiskMasters episode, Julien Haye speaks with Jennifer Geary and Natalie McManus, co-authors of How to Be a ChiefCompliance Officer . The conversation explains the Chief Compliance Officerrole as a leadership discipline rather than a control function. It explores how compliance leadership shapesdecision-making, supports strategy, and embeds culture across the organisation. Drawing on practi...

Risk culture plays a central role in operational resilience, particularly in environments shaped by uncertainty and rapid change. In this segment, Bruce McIndoe explains why governance structures in risk management and crisis management often appear robust but struggle under real conditions. He highlights how organisations rely on defined roles, escalation paths, and reporting structures, yet face...

Early warning signals in operational risk, enterprise risk management (ERM), and crisis management environments are often present before disruption becomes visible. In this segment, Bruce McIndoe explains why these signals frequently fail to trigger action. He highlights how ambiguity, fragmentation, and competing interpretations prevent organisations from recognising signals as decision-relevant....

Most organisations believe strong risk reporting indicates strong operational resilience. In this segment, Bruce McIndoe challenges that assumption. Drawing on his experience in enterprise risk management (ERM), crisis management, and business continuity planning (BCP), he explains why reporting and monitoring provide visibility but do not determine whether an organisation can continue to operate...

In this episode of RiskMasters , I speak with Bruce McIndoe, founder of iJET and WorldAware, and a global expert in operational resilience, crisis management, and risk management in complex environments. With decades of experience across intelligence systems, NASA programmes, and Global 2000 advisory, Bruce brings a practical perspective on how operational risk, organisational fragmentation, and l...

Risk culture, risk ownership, leadership, and risk management  become visible through how organisations make decisions under pressure. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how unclear ownership, weak support structures, and slowing decisions create  decision drag  and increase organisational risk exposure. The discussion focuses on how  chief risk officers , boards, a...

Risk culture, risk management, and risk ownership  become visible through how decisions are taken in practice. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores  decision drag  as an early signal of weakening control, showing how slowing decisions and unclear  risk ownership  affect  risk management outcomes and leadership effectiveness . For  chief risk officers, board directors,...

Risk culture, risk decision-making, and operational risk  are deeply connected, yet often managed separately. In this RiskMasters — The Download segment, Leroy Roberts explores how  risk culture  operates as a control mechanism shaping  risk management, leadership decisions, and governance outcomes . For  chief risk officers, board directors, and operational risk leaders , the discussion offers a...

In this episode of RiskMasters, I speak with Leroy Roberts, founder of Team-Worth Solutions and a leadership and risk advisor specialising in  risk culture, conduct risk, and decision-making in high-pressure environments . With more than 19 years of frontline leadership experience across the British Army, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and board-level advisory roles, Leroy brings a practical pers...

In this insightful episode of RiskMasters The Download, Julien Haye chats with Jennifer Geary, COO, CRO, and author of The C-Suite Framework, about the critical interplay between governance, culture, and risk management. They explore why organisations with similar governance structures can have vastly different risk outcomes despite having consistent escalation paths, committees, and reporting mec...

This is The Download, a short extract from my conversation with Jennifer Geary, COO, Chief Risk Officer, and author of The C-Suite Framework. In this segment, we explore the critical role of a Chief Risk Officer and what matters most in the first 90 days. Moving beyond rapid assessment, effective risk leadership depends on implementing a robust risk management framework, understanding organisation...

In this insightful segment of RiskMasters, we dive into the critical shift leaders must make when transitioning into the C-suite, focusing on risk leadership and the evolving role of chief risk officers. Jennifer Geary, COO, CRO, and author of The C-Suite Framework, shares expert insights on how traditional technical expertise can become a constraint for effective risk management and strategic lea...

In this RiskMasters episode, Jennifer Geary, a seasoned chief risk officer and senior executive leader, delves into the intricacies of C-suite leadership and risk management frameworks. Discover how risk managers and aspiring chief risk officers can navigate leadership transitions with clarity and strategic insight. Jennifer discusses the critical role governance and culture play in shaping enterp...

This episode of RiskMasters dives into fraud risk management with Iremar Brayner, Head of Fraud Prevention at G2A. We uncover how adopting a comprehensive risk management framework enables fraud teams to protect digital platforms effectively while fostering growth and trust.   In this bonus episode, we explore the role fraud teams play in enabling growth. Effective fraud prevention is not only abo...

This is The Download, a short extract from my recent RiskMasters conversation with Iremar Brayner, focused on risk management in fraud prevention. In this segment, we explore how technology is reshaping fraud detection and prevention for risk leaders and chief risk officers. Automation, data analysis, and AI are enhancing capabilities to detect fraud, while fraudsters simultaneously leverage the s...

This episode of RiskMasters The Download features a compelling extract from Julien Haye's conversation with Iremar Brayner on the evolving challenges in fraud risk prevention. Iremar discusses why user identity is becoming increasingly complex to define within data-rich environments and reframes fraud management as an adaptive journey. He highlights how identity verification now occurs at mult...

In this episode of RiskMasters, Julien Haye dives into advanced risk management and fraud prevention strategies with Iremar Brayner, focusing on high-growth, high-volume digital platforms. Drawing on over 17 years of experience, Iremar explains why fraud strategy cannot be generic, the critical role of identity as a strategic control, and the importance of embedding risk management practices into...

In this CPD-accredited episode of  RiskMasters , host  Julien Haye  is joined by  Samantha Regan , Managing Director and formerly Risk Transformation Lead at  Accenture . With over 20 years of leadership across financial services, regulatory strategy, and business transformation, Samantha brings a sharp and deeply practical lens to how organisations evolve their risk management and compliance func...

In this conversation,  Julien Haye  is joined by  Jeff Simmons , Head of Advisory Group and Risk & Compliance Lead at  ALBA Partners , and former  Chief Risk Officer at MUFG Securities Europe . With over two decades in global banking and regulatory leadership, Jeff shares candid reflections on how risk management must reconnect to purpose, people, and performance. “Good CROs are not good scien...

In this CPD-accredited episode of RiskMasters, host Julien Haye is joined by Søren Agergaard Andersen, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. With over two decades in banking, pensions, and asset management, Søren shares his insights on risk management leadership and the integration of ESG in long-term infrastructure investments. The conversation dives into the...

What does real risk leadership look like when the pressure is on? In this debut episode of The Download — the short-form companion to  RiskMasters  — host Julien Haye dives deep into risk management and crisis leadership with Brenda Boultwood. Join us as we extract three transformative lessons from her vast experience in banking, energy, and governance.   Learn how to build an effective risk manag...