Training Course

Risk Appetite, Ownership & Management

Overview

Risk management is essential to ensure that the business is not overly exposed to risks that can be mitigated or otherwise managed, especially given the realities of the current business climate.

This half day course covers deep dive into risk appetite, ownership and management and is aimed at Senior Executives and Board Members who own, manage or have oversight responsibilities for risk.

For any related enquiries please contact us at training@cgi.org.uk, or call us at +44 (0)20 7580 4741

Selected Session
From £280 + VAT
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Wednesday 8 October 2025
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
CPD: 3 hours
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Participant Profile

  1. Are you looking to understand the advanced risk processes used by many organizations and your role in risk management?

  2. Do you want to learn about the Board’s role in risk management and how you, as a Governance Professional, can enhance its effectiveness?

  3. Are you interested in how risk management aligns with your organization’s strategy and culture?

Learning Outcome

By the end of this half day session, you will understand:

  1. Establishing your role in managing risks (Sponsor Owner Manager Oversight)
  2. The Board’s accountabilities in relation to Risk.
  3. Aligning Risk with Governance, Compliance & Regulation, Strategy and Operations – drivers of value and sustainability.
  4. Linking risk management with the organisation’s culture.
  5. Practical risk management and challenging the status quo.

You will also receive:

  • A delegate pack containing comprehensive course notes and presentation slides
  • A certificate to show you have attended the course
  • 3 hours credit towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • 6 months complimentary professional subscription of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland. This includes a subscription to G+C Magazine as well as access to briefings, discounts and our knowledge base.
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Course Leader

Lyn Colloff Web

Lyn Colloff

Lyn is Company Secretary and Head of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Team at Wincanton plc, a FTSE AllShare company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for British business. Lyn has run her own consultancy company in the past and also worked for Cobham plc for 10 years until 31 May 2019. She joined Cobham in 2009 as Deputy Company Secretary and was subsequently appointed Company Secretary in March 2011. She has extensive experience in the provision of a full company secretary service to the Board including advising on all corporate governance matters. She was also a member of the Group Executive, the Senior Management Team at Cobham as she is at Wincanton. Lyn is a qualified Chartered Secretary with over 35 years’ experience and worked exclusively in the financial services sector before joining Cobham from the Financial Services Authority (now the Financial Conduct Authority), where she also performed the role of Deputy Company Secretary. Lyn sits on the Company Secretary’s Forum of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland. Together, the Institute and the Forum combine to create outputs, such as consultation responses, combining thought leadership with practical insights. She was also a member of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales until 2018. Lyn completed an MBA at Aston University in 2004.
Available Dates
22 May 2025
Zoom
Training - Virtual
09:30 to 16:30
From £280 + VAT
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8 October 2025
Zoom
Training - Virtual
09:30 to 16:30
From £280 + VAT
Book now