Stewart Griffiths

“Provides sustainable, innovative and evolving technology that grows with your business” Albany Group is a risk, technology and intelligence company. We enable our clients to mitigate risk by offering both technological and physical solutions, for fraud investigations, KYC “Know-your-client” and customer background analysis, supply chain management and auditing, and sophisticated risk analysis and predictive analytics using best in class technology solutions that exploit this resulting wealth of aggregated high-quality information. The Group is made up of Albany Risk, Albany Technologies and Albany Analytics.

Successfully managed all activities relating to the change process when transitioning the company into a group and back into private ownership. Coordinated the design, plan, budget and build of a unique patented intelligence software for the financial and insurance industry (ORA) Effectively delivered a number of sales and marketing pitches and presentations to secure high profile accounts with a range of blue chip companies.Personally responsible for the strategic vision, planning and direction for all operations, corporate procurement, business continuity, policy and research. Forging and nurturing external/internal relations, alliances and partnerships when networking at executive level, ensured the sufficient transfer of knowledge and utilised exceptional interpersonal abilities. Improved performance and efficiency through analysing activities and projects and providing innovative solutions to complex business challenges. Productively met wider business goals through designing and delivering major improvement initiatives and operational plans. Utilised commercial acumen and in-depth knowledge when strategising and overseeing all business development projects and initiatives. Played a key role in developing business cases for business re-design and process improvement as well as successfully overseeing all performance management and risk management processes. Offered ongoing support and guidance to clients, providing them with the confidence to manage and grow their business in demanding environments. Recruited, trained and mentored staff members to achieve business objectives and dealt with all general HR duties including staff appraisals and finances.

Undertook a vast range of assignments for various companies and clients on a freelance basis and provided top-level risk management, high risk consultancy and logistics services to blue chip companies Personally excelled across a myriad of functions incorporated various areas, including high risk security consultancy, planning and logistics for several high net worth families Ensured the provision of an outstanding service when managing movement of teams and conducted threat analysis of large scale projects both in the UK and abroad Assessed and removed hazardous risks and thwarting potential security risks whilst adhering to all relevant health and safety guidelines and procedures

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