Ruth Crossley
Ruth Crossley is a seasoned Risk Management Director with over 20 years of experience in enterprise process re-engineering and reporting programs. She possesses extensive expertise in the Regulatory Environment, as well as Accounting Requirements, Audit, Compliance, and Financial Reporting Obligations. She is known for aligning Credit, Market, Strategic, and Operational Risk Management processes with business expectations and regulatory requirements, specifically with Operational Risk Management Frameworks & Assessments, Strategy, Governance, Compliance, Data Requirements, and Sovereignty Obligations, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Tolerance Thresholds to align with Risk Appetite. Crossley excels in technology & cyber security solutions including Infrastructure, Cloud, SAP, Blockchain, Robotics, AI, Big Data, Machine Learning, Resilience, Partner & Vendor Management. Additionally, she is a specialist in Programme Management including Requirements Definition, Analysis, Scoping, Budgeting, Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management, SDLC, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management.
Crossley studied at The University of Western Ontario and received a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Finance and Economics. Additionally, she received an Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting from the University of Windsor. Her career achievements span across various notable organizations. Crossley is currently the APAC Head of Financial Services Security & Compliance at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Previously, she has worked with JPMorgan Chase & Co. as their APAC Head of Operational Risk Management - Technology & Cyber Security, as well as with Standard Chartered Bank as their Global Operational Risk Manager. She was also a Managing Director at CPR Risk Management Pte Ltd, and an Executive Manager, Strategic & Operational Risk at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Her scope of career includes working as a Manager, Accounting Advisory at Royal Bank of Canada and as a Senior Risk Consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co.