The Shapers

Shaper(noun)
one who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes


Simon Tweddle, Founder. 25+ years in financial services. Simon has a diverse track record in front-office, operations, risk, finance and compliance. Before setting up on his own in 2015 he served in senior positions at institutions such as Barclays,

Simon Tweddle, Founder. 25+ years in financial services. Simon has a diverse track record in front-office, operations, risk, finance and compliance. Before setting up on his own in 2015 he served in senior positions at institutions such as Barclays, Mizuho and ICAP. Since 2015 he has focussed the business on the payments, e-money, and investment firm sector. Click on our photographs to get in touch.

Michelle Bailey, Senior Consultant. 10+ years experience solving AML and client on-boarding challenges at banks and broking firms such as Mizuho, ICAP and TP ICAP. She has a discerning eye for technology solutions and has been the business voice for

Michelle Bailey, Senior Consultant. 10+ years experience solving AML and client on-boarding challenges at banks and broking firms such as Mizuho, ICAP and TP ICAP. She has a discerning eye for technology solutions and has been the business voice for so many implementations over the years. If you need an efficient, proportionate and compliant approach to AML get in touch with Michelle today.

Warren De Villiers, Senior Consultant. 25+ years in financial services serving in a number of senior roles at banks such as Barclays and Deutsche Bank. Warren has solved numerous governance and risk challenges over the years and interacted with regul

Warren De Villiers, Senior Consultant. 25+ years in financial services serving in a number of senior roles at banks such as Barclays and Deutsche Bank. Warren has solved numerous governance and risk challenges over the years and interacted with regulators in the UK, US, Japan and Germany. Warren gets things done. Get in touch with Warren today.

Solène Sharpe, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in financial services. She has held senior positions in risk, valuations and capital analysis groups at JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse and Mizuho. Solène joined Risk Shapes in 2016 and has helped a number o

Solène Sharpe, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in financial services. She has held senior positions in risk, valuations and capital analysis groups at JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse and Mizuho. Solène joined Risk Shapes in 2016 and has helped a number of clients with their risk management frameworks, ICAAP review and financial risk stress testing. Thoughtful analysis is Solène's thing. Get in touch with her today.

Ian Cairns, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in banks and asset managers. 10 of those years spent at Blackrock in a business management and COO team. Ian is an extremely agile and adaptable consultant. He has a deep understanding of the asset management

Ian Cairns, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in banks and asset managers. 10 of those years spent at Blackrock in a business management and COO team. Ian is an extremely agile and adaptable consultant. He has a deep understanding of the asset management investment lifecycle and as a front line risk and compliance champion knows how to explain, implement and report on first line controls. Get in touch with Ian today.

Donna (Whitehead) Turner, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in financial services solving a variety of risk, compliance , anti-financial crime and whistleblowing challenges. Donna worked at banks such as Barclays and RBS. People who understand the risk ma

Donna (Whitehead) Turner, Senior Consultant. 20+ years in financial services solving a variety of risk, compliance , anti-financial crime and whistleblowing challenges. Donna worked at banks such as Barclays and RBS. People who understand the risk management and compliance ecosystem are rare and she brings a wealth of experience and a track record of implementing risk and compliance frameworks that scale. Get in touch with Donna today.

David Ward, Senior Consultant. 20 years in financial services, many of those years spent at asset managers including Threadneedle and Janus Henderson. He was also Global Head of Operational Risk at ICAP, which was at the time the largest interdealer

David Ward, Senior Consultant. 20 years in financial services, many of those years spent at asset managers including Threadneedle and Janus Henderson. He was also Global Head of Operational Risk at ICAP, which was at the time the largest interdealer broker in the world. Firm-wide risk management frameworks, risk appetite and operational risk scenario analysis are some of David's specialities. The pace of regulation is driving change in this area, get in touch with David today to find out more.

Elena Knight, Marketing Advisor. Elena keeps us all focussed on our brand identity. She is doing an amazing job helping us to get our message out there. We are so impressed with what she does that we're putting her on our website. Click on Elena's ph

Elena Knight, Marketing Advisor. Elena keeps us all focussed on our brand identity. She is doing an amazing job helping us to get our message out there. We are so impressed with what she does that we're putting her on our website. Click on Elena's photograph to connect on LinkedIn.

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Risk Shapes can help you with almost any governance, risk or compliance challenge. Why not start by talking to us about operational resilience, wind-down planning and/or preparations for the new prudential regime for investment firms.

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