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33 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today United Kingdom Awards 2019 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NICK ALLAN CEO of Control Risks ABOUT NICK ALLAN Nick Allan is the Chief Executive Officer of Control Risks. Previously, Nick was CEO for the Europe and Africa Region, and before that led the Asia Pacific region for a number of years. Nick sits on the board and executive committee. He began his Control Risks career working in political and country risk analysis, leading project teams dealing with a range of issues across multiple geographies. Before Control Risks, most of Nick’s career was spent with De La Rue International plc. During his time there he worked mainly in the Identity Systems business focusing on Latin America. Nick also gained project management experience through his involvement in electoral projects in Mozambique and Sierra Leone. Nick studied Politics at the University of Bristol and an MBA from Imperial College Management School, University of London. He speaks Spanish fluently and has a good knowledge of Portuguese. FIRM PROFILE Control Risks is a specialist risk consultancy. We are committed to helping our clients build organisations that are secure, compliant and resilient in an age of ever-changing risk and connectivity. Risk and opportunity We believe that responsible risk taking is at the core of our clients’ success. We have unparalleled experience in helping clients solve the challenges and crises that arise in any ambitious organisation seeking to convert risk into opportunity globally. The insight and depth of experience we have gained over more than forty years proves invaluable in giving our clients the intelligence they need to grasp opportunities with greater certainty. Who we work for Confidentiality is important to many of the organisations we work for, so we don’t identify clients as a matter of course. They include national and multinational businesses in all sectors, law firms, government departments from many parts of the world and an increasing number of non-governmental organisations. We also support small and medium-sized national and international companies on their journey to greater security, compliance and resilience. www.controlrisks.com RECENT EXPERIENCE Nick’s recent experience includes: • Leading and providing expert witness services in support of lawyers dealing with allegations of complicity in human right abuses by business in conflict zones. • Providing advice to an infrastructure company seeking to build compliance systems to prevent the paying of bribes. • Presenting at international conferences on the subject of business and human rights in post- conflict environments.