Chairman

Simone Wray FIRM

Strategic Risk Manager

Warwickshire County Council

Simone discovered risk management when she joined BT back in 1989. During her time with BT she joined the IRM as a Student, completing the examination syllabus that led to Fellowship over the course of 3 years. From here she went on to join BAE Systems and then HBS Business Services Group as their Corporate Risk Advisor. She is currently Strategic Risk Manager for Warwickshire County Council.

Simone felt it important to "give something back" to the IRM and has been an active member for a number of years, joining the Board of Directors in 1999 and being elected chair in 2007.

Simone has chaired IRM's Risk Forum Committee in 2006 and 2007.

Deputy Chairman

Andrew Keeling MSc BTech ONC HNC FIRM

Propriety Director

Camelot

A highly experienced business risk management professional, Andrew has a considerable record of achievement in the definition, implementation and assurance of risk strategy for global corporate organisations. With a Masters Degree in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management, and Fellowship of the Institute of Risk Management, he has had papers published in the national and global media and presented on risk management to CEO's worldwide, including Asia and Japan.

Deputy Chairman

Paul Goulding FIRM FCII

Risk and Insurance Manager,
News International Ltd

Paul has worked in the insurance and risk management industry for over 20 years. He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management since 1992 and a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute since 2000.

After starting his career in Bristol he spent 10 years working in a variety of roles at Eagle Star. Paul moved into risk management working as a risk manager in the financial services industry at Nationwide Building Society and NatWest Bank. He then transferred to the retail sector with Safeway before moving to his current position as Risk and Insurance Manager at News International.

Paul was chair of the project team organising the the 2004 and 2005 Risk Forum.

Joachim Adebayo Adenusi MSc FIRM

Corporate Risk Manager

Essex County Council

Joachim is currently Head of Risk Management for Essex County Council. He started his career as a research/products development officer in the insurance and actuarial sector and has worked at various senior levels as a financial/risk consultant for private, public (including voluntary) and financial services organisations.

Sheila Boyce FIRM

Group Risk Manager

Metropolitan Housing Trust

Sheila Boyce is currently Head of Risk Management at the Metropolitan Housing Trust, and has been in the risk management field for over 15 years. She is particularly interested in the public sector, having recently completed three years as CEO of ALARM and having worked with teams such as the Public Sector Team at AON.

In her spare time, Sheila enjoys travel, particularly to the Far East.

Director, Major Accounts Practice

Corporate Risk Solutions

A division of Lockton Companies International Limited

Steve started his Risk Management career with Thorn EMI plc before moving to broking with Sedgwick and latterly Marsh, where he held a number of client service and development positions. In 1999, Steve joined ACE and was responsible for managing the business development operations for ACE European Group in the UK and Ireland. He recently joined Corporate Risk Solutions, a division of Lockton Companies International Limited as Director of Major Accounts Practice.

In 1991, Steve was in the first ever group to achieve FIRM by examination, and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Chris Charman ACII ACIArb FIRM

Senior Executive, Global Business Development

HSBC

Tim Cracknell

Partner

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd

Tim is a Partner at JLT Risk Solutions Ltd, based in London. His role is consultancy based and is focused on all aspects of business interruption risk; from tailoring insurance coverage for major organisations to providing them with business continuity management services.

.Tim has been a Fellow of the IRM since 1996, a Fellow of the CII since 1991, has an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management and is a Member of the BCI. He has spent nearly thirty years in the insurance and risk management industry.

Tim lives near Ipswich with his wife Julie and his three teenage children Ryan, Carmen and Reuben.

Emma Cundiff FIRM MIOSH RSP

Director

The Bradley Group

Emma originally intended to pursue a career in chemical engineering but got interested in health and safety during her engineering course. She started her working life as a safety adviser to Johnson Matthey at their primary precious metal refinery, and since then she has worked in safety consultancy, and in 1995 started up her own company.

In 2000 with a business partner she set up a safety training company to provide high quality training and in 2002 they merged practices to form Cundiff & Mills Consulting Ltd.

Emma joined the IRM as a student member and in 1995 became a Fellow. She was the chief examiner in Risk Analysis from 1999-2001.

Emma lives in Sittingbourne Kent with husband Stuart and her daughter Rachel.

Alex Hindson MEng (Hons) MSc Ceng FIChemE FIRM AIEMA

Associate Director

Aon Global Risk Consulting

Paul Hopkin BSc FIRM FIIRSM FIOSH

Technical Director

AIRMIC

Alyson Pepperill FIRM ACII

Client Projects Director

Oval Insurance Broking Ltd

Andy Shaw MSc FIRM FIOSH RSP

Andy’s risk management background comes primarily from the transportation sector where he has held senior roles for easyJet and bmi. In recent times he fulfilled the role of Director of Risk and Safety for First Choice Airways. During an extensive risk management career Andy has specialised in corporate risk profiling and maintains a strong commercial focus. His  work in aviation over a 20 year time span, in senior aviation roles has seen him play a key part in the profitability and improved resilience of each business.

He has a Masters Degree in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management and lectures in the UK and overseas on Business Risk Management, safety, behavioural safety and human factors. He is also qualified in environmental management. Andy is widely published  in journals and industrial  magazines on utilising effective risk management as a profit centre thus positively impacting the bottom line of corporations.

In 2000 Andy won IRM's award for best results in Business Organisation and Finance.

Mike Walker FIRM FRICS FCMI

Vice President, Business Risk Management

Metronet Rail Ltd

Michael Walker is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Chartered Project Management Surveyor, with more than 25 years construction based experience before taking the IRM examinations for his MIRM. He is now a Fellow of the Institute.

He is actively involved in the field of strategic, business and enterprise risk management through his role at Metronet Rail. He has also specialised in risk management and construction risk finance having represented the interests of various funding organisations in infrastructure development and PPP projects He has carried out wide ranging strategic and technical risk appraisals for corporate organisations, banks, SPVs, and insurers.