Author Bea Stafford

Bea is Head of Risk & Compliance and Managing Director at 1st Risk Solutions. Bea has vast experience across all 3 Lines of Defence gained at some of the worlds largest global banks and financial institutions (HSBC, JP Morgan and American Express). She has been at the forefront of global change and risk programmes, driving the design and implementation of the associated operational risk framework for: • Global regulatory programmes such as SOX, SAO, FATCA, SM&CR • Global Financial Crime risk remediation • Operational Risk frameworks within global functions (technologies, finance, HR) • Global M&A and divestment programmes, managing buyer risk, separation risk and transitional service risk Bea also spent many years at American Express working globally within various areas across all 3 lines- Group Treasury, Group Internal Audit and within Group Operational Risk, obtaining in depth knowledge of credit services, Insurance products, and Private Banking.