"You’re easy to work with, fit well with our culture, and are highly credible with the Board"

Served as Head of IT and Change Audit for over 20 building societies and banks, I provided assurance across the full technology stack and change portfolio, from cyber security and data governance to digital transformation and core systems change.

I delivered clear, non‑technical insight to senior stakeholders, strengthened risk management and control effectiveness, and ensured major programmes were governed, architected and delivered in line with regulatory expectations and business strategy.

 Seconded into eight fintech and insurtech start‑ups by private equity to assess the full breadth of their technology strategy and architecture, ensuring it could support future growth across new geographies, services and products.

Advised on prioritised planning and investment. This covered scalability, supportability, security, software development practices, and the suitability of in‑house leadership and technical skills.

Risk advisor to the board for a £100m, two‑year business transformation programme at one of the UK’s largest building societies, providing assurance and guidance on transformation strategy and governance, business case development and options, portfolio management, business and technology architecture, and overall delivery.

Experience spans across vendors such as Temenos, TCS, Sopra, Finastra, FIS, Infosys, Mutual Vision and Mambu.

Executive owner of cyber and information risk, providing clear, non‑technical insight to the board, executive team and risk committee at a UK bank.

Shaped the bank’s risk appetite to align with regulatory expectations and operational realities, and advised on strategic decisions including cloud migration, core banking change, outsourcing and fintech partnerships

 I worked across all three lines of defence and acted as a senior board‑level risk advisor - to provide rapid, insight‑rich feedback on risks and highlighting practical, commercially grounded opportunities for improvement and mitigation.

I consistently influenced and delivered successful outcomes for audit and risk committees, boards and executive teams, investors, customers and regulators. 

Served as technology, change and cyber risk lead for financial services clients spanning building societies, banks, insurers, credit unions and private equity.

Led complex programmes including cyber maturity assessments and roadmaps, core banking change assurance, M&A separation and integration, strategic and operating model design, board‑level risk training, and internal audit co‑sourcing.