Björn Toemmler

Executing CBA’s strategy to simplify the Bank and reduce risk by supporting the de-merger of the wealth management and mortgage broking businesses into a separately listed company (NewCo) through the set-up and running of a program risk function to manage delivery risk and bridge between the CBA’s and NewCo’s risk functions. This includes ownership of the program risk framework and product ownership for the Program’s system for managing schedule, decisions, risks, and issues.

I was responsible for driving group wide strategic initiatives across Line 1 and Line 2 with a specialisation in the following areas: strategy enablement, risk operating model (3 Lines of Accountability), risk remediation (Better Risk Outcome Program), project and change management, risk advisory services, risk process improvement, enterprise risk management and risk culture.

I led a team of up to ten risk professionals providing advice, review and challenge to the divisions IT Business Engagement, Group Operations, and Financial Services. I was responsible for supporting the risk framework implementation in Enterprise Services and the Group Support Functions as well as the delivery of key strategic projects for the Enterprise Services Group Executive (CIO) and Chief Risk Officer. This included regular interaction with senior leadership including C-suite executives.

As a leader in the Sydney Financial Services Advisory practice with over 80 staff, I was directly responsible for leading the IT Risk Transformation and IT Assurance team in Sydney with 22 staff. My client base included asset managers, insurance companies, retail banks, investment banks, and FinTechs (including payment service providers).

As a Vice President and Member of the Board of the German ISACA organisation responsible for finance and administration. This included budgeting & planning, accounting, product finance, tax planning, and vendor and business partner management.

As a leader in the IT-Risk & Assurance practice with over 25 staff, I was directly responsible for managing the IT Assurance team in Frankfurt and building the team in Munich. My client base included retail and private banks, investment banks, central banks, asset managers, insurance companies, and payment service providers. I successfully delivered large scale, international IT external audit, technology risk, compliance, audit, IT Due Diligence and project management engagements.

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