The Starling Compendium Contributors

Alison Cottrell is the former CEO of the Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB). The FSCB, which ended operations in 2023, worked to raise standards of organisational behaviour, competence and culture for all financial institutions in the UK.

Bob Wardrop is the Management Practice Professor of Finance at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the Director & Co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF).

Erich has led corporate innovation and new venture launches for over 10 years. He’s been a part of 4 new venture launches as well as numerous business transformation initiatives with specific experience in enterprise software, ecommerce, and brand launches.

Maria Ana Barata is a senior policy advisor to the European Banking Federation for Prudential Policy & Supervision

Marion was appointed as CEO of the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB) in March 2020. Previously she had been Acting CEO since April 2019. Marion initially joined the IBCB in August 2018 on secondment from the Bank of Ireland (BOI).

Mark Cooke joined HSBC in 2014 as Group Head of Operational Risk. In that role, Mark led a team of risk officers across the firm’s global footprint, overseeing non-financial risks such as compliance breaches and staff misconduct, before taking a sabbatical in 2020. Earlier, Mark held senior leadership roles at Barclays and UBS in risk, finance and operations. Today he is Chairman of ORX, the financial services industry association for Operational Risk Management.

Shee Tse Koon is Group Executive and Group Head of Consumer Banking Group and Wealth Management for DBS. Prior to this he was Country Head for DBS Singapore.

Simon Wills is the Executive Director of ORX. ORX, the Operational Risk Exchange, is the largest operational risk management association in the financial services sector.

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