Bill Aujla

As Group Head of Enterprise Risk Management at DP World Group, I led strategic initiatives to strengthen and advance risk management and operational resilience practices globally. Key achievements and responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing comprehensive risk management strategies and frameworks, enhancing cyber risk management, crisis management, and business continuity capabilities.
• Integrating strategic management processes with risk management to improve business efficiency and operational effectiveness.
• Establishing robust Cyber Risk Management program with key mitigation strategies.
• Driving cultural shift towards risk awareness through training initiatives and robust risk event reporting systems.
• Establishing crucial risk governance structures and committees.
• Implementing and managing IT solutions for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) with Workiva and Noggin respectively.
• Managing Group-wide risk reporting processes and infrastructure.
• Creating and delivering Risk Dashboards and Management Information Packs for executive and board-level decision-making.
• Implementing mass notification system, Everbridge, to enhance crisis communication and response capabilities.
• Serving as Chairman of the ERM & Resilience Committee and leading Gold crisis management team.

Oversaw Group compliance with regulatory duties, ensuring effectiveness and metrics. Responsibilities included:

• Monitoring regulatory and legislative risks, providing updates to key stakeholders.
• Collaborating with Board and CRO to review and amend Risk Appetite Statements.
• Identifying control needs to align risks within appetite.
• Scrutinizing business structures and activities for emerging risks.

I ensured regulatory compliance, provided updates, and collaborated to mitigate risks, maintaining alignment with Risk Appetite Statements.

This was an interim position within Private Hedge Fund involved in global mining and commodity trading. Key responsibilities included:

• Developing and implementing Enterprise Risk Management/BCM/Compliance strategy and framework including development of risk policy, risk appetite, risk processes, reporting requirements and governance structures, Know your customer and anti-money laundering procedures
• Carry out due diligence work for all projects and funding requirements
• Develop Internal Audit Plans
• Year End Financial Statement collation and audit
• Basel II compliance assessment.

• Appointed Head of a newly created function within Etisalat Group in September 2010. Reported directly to CEO and also to Audit and Risk Management Committee.
• Set strategic plans to govern functioning of Group risk function operations.
• Recruited and managed senior staff with focus on delivering clear results.
• Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
• Initiated aggressive hiring push and training of industry-renowned candidates to drive organisational improvements.
• Created and led successful business culture focused on performance.
• Worked with board of directors to establish objectives and decisively lead operations.
• Served as official representative of organisation to public groups or government agencies.

Introduced and developed risk management and assurance practices for BT Wholesale, serving over 600 key customers with turnover of £4.6B and 33,000 employees. Promoted to newly created role within BT Group in 2006, tasked with developing policies and implementing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) across Group. Key achievements include:

• Integrating strategic and performance management processes with risk management for enhanced efficiency.
• Championing risk culture change program, including training and event reporting.
• Regular interaction with regulators and credit rating agencies.
• Driving risk improvement plans and escalating issues for resolution.
• Delivering partnership requirements for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Supporting mergers and acquisitions decision-making.
• Agreeing on BT's risk appetite scope with senior management.

In summary, I spearheaded development of risk management practices, implemented ERM policies, and facilitated a culture shift while engaging with regulators and driving risk-related initiatives across Group.

• Key responsibilities as Senior Manager were to develop and implement risk management solutions to variety of Financial Services clients
• Success of this was evidenced by number of prospective Ernst & Young clients that joined PwC account.
• Suggested actionable promotions and business improvements to increase revenue and improve patron experiences.
• Streamlined processes to improve and optimise office operations.
• Managed daily workflow, delegating tasks to support seamless operations.
• Managed and motivated high-performing teams for successful KPI attainment.

As a senior manager within professional practices, my key responsibilities included developing and implementing risk management and assurance solutions for various clients. I also served as an internal expert, training and developing teams in risk management to provide optimal client advice. Notably, these efforts resulted in an annual revenue increase of over £2M. Key achievements include:

• Designing and implementing risk assurance and business continuity frameworks and reporting processes for financial and non-financial organizations.
• Engaging with stakeholders such as senior operational management, Boards, and Audit Committees to communicate benefits of risk management and link it to strategic objectives.
• Developing and delivering training courses to 900 E&Y Internal Audit and Risk specialists worldwide.

In summary, I led development and implementation of risk management solutions, trained teams, and successfully increased revenue while engaging stakeholders and delivering training globally