Meet the team

When looking at strategic risks, organisations want to make sure they’re working with a team who has experience, the qualifications and expertise. Our in-house Enterprise Risk Management team have a proven track record in supporting organisations to manage their strategic risks.

Sarah Pearson - Head of Enterprise Risk Management

Sarah Pearson

A driven and successful leader with 24 years experience of working in the public sector (in a variety of senior corporate roles with a risk focus) and 10 years experience within the insurance industry in Enterprise Risk Management positions (Consultant, Advisor, Business Partner and Practice Leader).

A proven track record of successfully working in and with organisations (public, private and voluntary sector) in strategic planning, change management, performance management, enterprise risk and business continuity.

An active member of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and Winner of the Risk Professional of the Year 2024 – Women in Insurance Awards.

Qualifications: MBA, Certificate in Risk Management, Certificate in Business Continuity Management, Certificate in the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Steph Jackson - Senior Enterprise Risk Management Consultant

Steph Jackson

A Risk and Compliance professional with over 20 years of experience working in the financial services and general insurance industry, including in a variety of Enterprise Risk Management positions from Senior Risk Manager to Consultant. Most recent experience includes working across the Charity, Heritage, Faith and Educational sectors.

An industry specialist in the design, development, implementation, embedding and continuous improvement of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Frameworks and Business Continuity Management (BCM) Programmes with a wealth of training and educational development expertise and experience.

An active member of the Institute of Risk Management(IRM) supporting as an examiner and currently operating as a Committee Member within the Charity ERM Special Interest Group.

Qualifications: BA(Hons), Diploma in Compliance UK, International Certificate in Risk Management, Certificate in Risk Management in Financial Services, Certificate in Digital Risk (Cyber Risk and Business Digitisation), Certificate in Training Practice, CBCI Certificate in Business Continuity Management.

Aaron Hughes - Enterprise Risk Management Consultant

Aaron Hughes

A Risk and Resilience professional with over 6 years’ experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Compliance, and Organisational Resilience across both the public and private sectors. A proven track record of working with senior leaders to develop, implement, and embed practical ERM and BCM frameworks across organisations.

Risk Appetite and Business Continuity Testing are particular areas of expertise.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Science.  Holds the International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management and, Certificate in Business Continuity Management, is PRINCE2 qualified, and is an APM Project Assurance Practitioner.