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Alison T

Experienced Non-Executive Director and Senior Business, Risk and Compliance Professional with 35 + years financial services experience within blue chip organisations.

British Showjumping

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Experience20+ Years

Executive Overview

A delivery focused senior professional with UK and International, multi-site business leader experience in risk, compliance, governance, projects and change management and strategy development. Board exposure, general management and functional leadership expertise gained in compliance, risk and assurance businesses. Experience of operating within Blue Chip companies at senior and executive team level, having reported directly to the Chief Risk and Chief Operating Officers within UK and Republic of Ireland companies. Broad experience of managing risk and compliance, stakeholders, outsourcing, third party relationships and performance delivery within complex Regulatory frameworks. Sector experience gained through the provision of troubleshooting, remediation and support services, people management and the delivery of technical advice and challenge. Successful in leading teams through change, rationalisation and process improvement programmes.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • StarlingCurrent
    Dec 2022–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Chief Information Technology Controls OfficerCurrent
      Oct 2024–Present
    • Head of Risk - InfoSec & Technology
      Dec 2022–Oct 2024
  • Jun 2019–Present· 7 yrs 3 mos
    • British Showjumping Members’ Council RepresentativeCurrent
      2021–Present
    • British Showjumping Area Representative - Northamptonshire
      2020–Present
    • British Showjumping Northants - Cambs Academy Co-ordinator
      Jun 2019–Mar 2024
  • Sep 2020–Nov 2022· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Global Head of Risk & Compliance
      Feb 2022–Nov 2022
    • Senior Risk Manager
      Apr 2021–2022
    • Senior Risk and Compliance Consultant
      Sep 2020–Mar 2021
  • May 2018–Oct 2023· 5 yrs 5 mos
    • Independent Non-Executive Director
      May 2018–Oct 2023
  • May 2018–Aug 2018· 3 mos
    • Senior Manager Change, Risk and Controls – Payments & Financial Crime
      May 2018–Aug 2018
  • Dec 2016–May 2018· 1 yr 5 mos
    • Career Break
      Dec 2016–May 2018
  • Dec 2015–Nov 2016· 11 mos
    • Senior Compliance & Risk Management Consultant
      Dec 2015–Nov 2016
  • Mar 2015–Nov 2015· 8 mos
    • Head of Group Conduct Risk
      Mar 2015–Nov 2015
  • Dec 2014–Feb 2015· 2 mos
    • Career Break
      Dec 2014–Feb 2015
  • 2006–Nov 2014· 8 yrs 10 mos
    • Head of Risk Business Planning, Communication and Engagement
      2014–Nov 2014
    • Head of Centralised Risk Governance
      May 2012–Dec 2013
    • Head of Risk Assurance & Governance
      2006–May 2012

Education

Prince2 Practitioner

Project Management

The Knowledge Academy

Certificate in Management Studies

Diploma in management

The Open University

Institute of Management Services (IMS)

Organisation & Methods

Harry Mitchell College, Nottingham

ACIB

Banking and Financial Support Services

Nene College, Northampton

Radiotherapy

College of Radiography

Business Studies

Liverpool University

General Education

Belvedere School GPDST

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Alison T
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Change ManagementCredit CardsFinancial RiskLeadershipGovernanceRisk ManagementOperational RiskManagementPortfolio ManagementFraudBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness AnalysisBusiness TransformationStrategyOperational Risk ManagementProject DeliveryQuality AssuranceBudgetsPolicyProcess Improvement