Risk Management Ltd

 
Change in iron ore price resulted in thefts
Change in iron ore price resulted in thefts
A new exotic disease is identified each year
A new exotic disease is identified each year
The timber industry, a key New Zealand industry
The timber industry, a key New Zealand industry
Bridge destroyed and gas pipeline out of action due to flooding
Bridge destroyed and gas pipeline out of action due to flooding
Major disasters can prevent access to otherwise undamaged workplaces
Major disasters can prevent access to otherwise undamaged workplaces
New Zealand wool carpets in store
New Zealand wool carpets in store
Fire destroyed a distribution centre in two hours resulting in sale of the business
Fire destroyed a distribution centre in two hours resulting in sale of the business
LPG storage site meeting international best practice
LPG storage site meeting international best practice
Most organisations are now highly dependent on telecommunications
Most organisations are now highly dependent on telecommunications
A risk management training workshop in action
A risk management training workshop in action
Access to good risk management information is critical
Access to good risk management information is critical
Transport links and supply chains cut - effective business continuity management needed
Transport links and supply chains cut - effective business continuity management needed
Counterfeiting is a major source of risk
Counterfeiting is a major source of risk
Terns living (mostly) undisturbed on a marine platform
Terns living (mostly) undisturbed on a marine platform
A risk management training course for 200 people in the Philippines
A risk management training course for 200 people in the Philippines
The 2007 Ruapehu lahar resulted in closure of roads and the main rail line - supply chains were cut
The 2007 Ruapehu lahar resulted in closure of roads and the main rail line - supply chains were cut
A simple human error
A simple human error
Fire-fighting water run off into an ecologically sensitive lagoon
Fire-fighting water run off into an ecologically sensitive lagoon
Unreinforced masonry buildings can collapse in earthquakes, damaging adjacent property
Unreinforced masonry buildings can collapse in earthquakes, damaging adjacent property
Effective corporate governance requires effective risk management
Effective corporate governance requires effective risk management
Critical services require effective risk assessments and business continuity planning
Critical services require effective risk assessments and business continuity planning
Damage to a water main - a key infrastructure
Damage to a water main - a key infrastructure
Do your communications give the right message?
Do your communications give the right message?
Risk communications should be plain English and written for the target audience
Risk communications should be plain English and written for the target audience
Aerosols proved to be a key risk source for a supermarket chain
Aerosols proved to be a key risk source for a supermarket chain
Blue asbestos was used illegally as insulation
Blue asbestos was used illegally as insulation
Oil pollution after a tank was over-filled
Oil pollution after a tank was over-filled

Chris Peace

Risk management and risk assessment services
Phone 0064 4 389 2665
Email Chris on chris.peace at riskmgmt.co.nz

Chris was born and educated in the UK. He graduated from the University of Aston in 1974 and started his working life enforcing health and safety legislation in the UK before emigrating to New Zealand in 1980, moving to work in the insurance industry as a Loss Control Engineer and subsequently as a risk consultant.

In 1990 he returned to the UK for five years where he worked for Jardine Lloyd Thompson as a risk management consultant helping major UK employers manage their risks more effectively. During that time he worked with major manufacturing and retail companies and public and private hospitals. His work took him to the USA, the Caribbean, Holland, Spain, Eire and Italy.

In 1993, he passed the examinations for fellowship of the UK Institute of Risk Management and then in 1995 gained an MSc in Risk Management from Aston University.

Chris returned to New Zealand in 1995 and set up the Risk Management Unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, then a specialist in local body risk and insurance management. There he worked with local authorities, tertiary education bodies and private sector companies on liability risk management, legal compliance and asset management. Projects included auditing risk management and development of risk management frameworks.

In 2000 Chris joined Natural Gas Corporation (NGC) as their Risk Manager, establishing the risk management framework and managing the internal audit and insurance functions of the company.
In 2003, Chris left NGC to establish Risk Management Limited, an independent risk management consultancy, which helps clients establish risk management frameworks linked to corporate governance and provides Risk and Assurance Statements to executive management and boards.

Chris is a member of the New Zealand Society for Risk Management (www.risksociety.org.nz) and contributes to the Society’s newsletter and activities.

Chris is a member of the joint standards committee that wrote AS/NZS 4360: 2004 Risk Management (now replaced by AS/NZS ISO 31000: 2009 Risk Management – Principles and guidelines) and that has oversight of standards and handbooks aligned with the standard. He conceived and substantially wrote two Standards New Zealand specialist handbooks on risk management (SNZ HB 4360: 2000 Risk Management for Local Government and SNZ HB 4525: 2006 Fire Risk Management Handbook).

He is the Adjunct Lecturer in risk management studies at Massey University and has re-written the course handbooks to align them with AS/NZS ISO 31000: 2009 Risk Management – Principles and guidelines and ISO 31010: 2009 Risk Management – Risk Assessment Techniques. Chris conducts applied research on the relationship between corporate governance and risk management.