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“George worked for me from February 2009 to December 2009 providing me with compliance support throughout this period. He worked well with the staff in the organisation and was patient in dealing with people but when the situation required it he was able to be firm in explaining and implementing important, yet contentious, policies. He was extremely adaptable and took on all the work that I passed to him with good grace. I would describe him as a generalist in the compliance field and when he did not know an answer he accessed his extensive network in order to find out. He was never phased by anything and I found him a calming voice and useful to bounce ideas off.” Corporate Governance Director, Financial Services, December 2009
“Gail worked for me on a significant project. In a short period of time we had to set up, execute and prove the benefits of a substantial project based around process and controls, Gail took responsibility for project managing the project from end to end - creating the plan, identifying and mobilising resources, managing progress to business objectives and providing me (as sponsor) with all the feedback and decisoning required. I was hugely impressed and would willingly employ Gail again. Her key strengths were a) excellent project management and project structuring b) high work ethic and personal intergrity c) tenacity and delivering results on time/to a high quality/in budget.” Marketing Transformation Manager, Major UK Life Company, July 2010
“Gail provided an great structure to the project that we worked on, also providing leadership and energy to the project team. Gail has an excellent ability to work through complicated situations and issues coming up with pragmatic and workable solutions.
Gail is someone who is focused on the timely delivery of quality ouput from both herself and those working on the project.
Gail has excellent communication skills and ensured that all key stakeholders were well informed at all stages of the project ensuring easier issue resolution.
I would thoroughly recommend Gail and would look forward to working with her again.” Controls Improvement Manager, Major UK Life Company, August 2010
“Patrick has the rare combination of having good subject matter knowledge within his domain of expertise and excellent intrapersonal skills.
During my time working with him at Britannia I have seen him make an excellent impact on the board and other senior managers in the organisation. He is able to use humour in a way that can lighten a serious subject, but without the humour ever seeming inappropriate.
Patrick has been an excellent developer of his team, helping staff to get the best of themselves and allowing a number to realise their potential.” Head of IT, Financial Services, July 2009
"Patrick is a highly professional interim manager and intermediary. He has excellent knowledge of the corporate governance and risk areas and is highly respected by those who have dealt with him. I have now had two quite different working relationships with him and have found him to be insightful, proactive and calm. I would be delighted to work with him again" CGAS Associate, September 2009
"I have worked with Patrick and his company CGAS for the last three years. During this time he undertook a number of substantial appointments across the financial services sector / Risk and Governance space. Notably he headed the Risk and Governance infrastructure for one of the largest and well respected Retail Banks / Building Societies in the UK. Patricks ability to reenergise tired risk platforms, lead compliance and audit infrastructures whilst leading from the front is second to none. In addition to employing Patrick directly he was also able to bring a network of professionals to support the business at sensible rates which is key in today’s Market. I have no hesitation recommending Patrick and CGAS.” Intermediary, March 2010
“Having worked directly for Patrick, and recently engaged CGAS to provide services for me I can confidently endorse Patrick. I would have no hesitation in recommending Patrick, his style, manner and knowledge place him in a unique position to respond to requests or just simply to provide advice.” Group Head of Operational Risk, Major Insurer March 2009
“A committed interim professional offering a multi discliplined skill set to his clients. Patrick is also a motivational and inspirational leader applying a good balance of humour and direction to those working for him or with him.” Colleague March 2009
“Patrick is an excellent interim manager. He has lots of personal experience in the risk and complaince area and spent his 6 months with us on people development and ensuring the team structures and processes were all working well for the new permant head to inherit a clean sustainable team. He was incredibly well liked and respected by the team.” CRO, Major Life Insurer, August 2010
“Patrick has a truly thorough knowledge of risk and governance issues affecting financial services organisations. Allied to this he is very comfortable managing relationships with senior stakeholders up to and including board level as well as those more junior.” Colleague on Prgramme, April 2010
“Patrick is an extremely effective interim manager. During his time with us he was deservedly well respected by his team and others around the business. He provided the support, guidance and personal development that was needed during a period of significant change.” Head of Compliance and Pensions Technical, Major Life & Pensions Provider, September 2011