Our People
Our team of professionals includes adult educators, governance and compliance software experts, web publishers, designers, subject matter experts and lawyers.
We know compliance
Julian is the Managing Director of Governance Risk & Compliance Solutions. Prior to this Julian was CEO of Blake Dawson Technology.
Julian moved into the legal compliance industry in October 2000. Since that time, he has been instrumental in the development of the online compliance training industry in the APAC region.
Julian is a regular presenter in Australia and Asia on innovation, entrepreneurship, RegTech, and managing organisational compliance. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Australian start-up community with a particular interest in adaptive e-learning technology. Julian holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Sydney and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the GRC Institute.
Andy Vinson
Andy is our Chief Revenue Officer leading the sales, consulting and account management teams at GRC Solutions responsible for setting the strategic commercial direction and driving growth for the business.
Andy has over 20 years’ B2B experience in the Asia Pacific region, calling Hong Kong home for over 10 years, working with clients in the Risk & Compliance space within a diverse range of Banking, Financial, Corporate, Technology, Energy & Government sectors across all reaches of the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to joining GRC Solutions Andy held senior sales and commercial operations roles in Asia Pacific at Dow Jones and Thompson Reuters within the Risk, Compliance, and Information businesses.
Adrian Phoon
Head of Content
Head of Content
Adrian oversees GRC Solutions’ award-winning team of lawyers, researchers, writers, editors and designers He has over 15 years’ experience as an editor and writer, 12 years’ experience with managing content teams and 5 years’ experience as a board director for not-for-profit organisations.
He has presented widely on L&D and compliance topics in various podcasts, webinars and conferences, and has spoken about diversity and inclusion at events hosted by Apple, Google, Allens, Dolby Laboratories and API Global Solutions.
Most recently he developed and delivered workshops on international and local labour laws to private seafood companies and industry associations on behalf of the International Labour Organisation, a UN agency
Irene is the Regional Director of APAC at GRC Solutions. Drawing over 10 years’ experience in management, marketing and business development, large-scale project management and learning technology roles, she has worked in regional countries and with global clients in varying capacities.
Irene has a wide range of experience working with senior business leaders and stakeholders across distinct industries, assisting them with their business challenges and helping their development.
Prior to joining GRC Solutions, Irene held management role with Singapore Technologies Engineering Group in Singapore..
Phil is an accomplished corporate lawyer with over three decades of experience with financial institutions, including State Bank of NSW, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, St George Bank, Challenger Ltd, National Australia Bank and Volt Bank. Phil held the company secretary role for the Volt Group of companies.
Over that period, Phil advised on a broad range of legal, corporate, consumer, and HR topics.
Phil currently holds the position of General Counsel at GRC Solutions, where he gives general legal advice to the business and leads a team of skilled compliance professionals in authoring compliance training products and delivering compliance services to assist GRC Solutions subscribers to meet their regulatory obligations. He is a skilled presenter on legal and compliance topics.
Joe Bennett
Chief Technology and Client Services Officer
Chief Technology and Client Services Officer
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Joe is an accomplished executive with over two decades of experience in professional services firms, including KPMG, Minter Ellison, HP, Blake Dawson/Ashurst and GRC Solutions. He currently holds the position of Chief Technology and Client Services Officer at GRC Solutions, where he leads a team of highly skilled technical, implementation, support, and training professionals.
In his current role, Joe focuses on delivering exceptional client experiences through customised implementation and training strategies that are tailored to each client’s unique needs. His extensive experience in implementing compliance management and training systems for organizations across the globe, including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the USA, allows him to offer invaluable insights into industry best practices.
Joe takes pride in providing high-quality service to all clients, as evidenced by GRC Solutions’ exceptional client satisfaction and retention rates.
Vito Giudice
Principal regulatory compliance expert consultant
Vito founded ASCENTIUM, Providing governance, risk and compliance advice to leading organisations.
He is a highly experienced governance, risk management and regulatory compliance professional and has held senior positions including as a Chief Risk Officer of an Australian insurer and as an Executive Director with a global Big 4 accounting and advisory firm.
Vito has developed a versatile combination of deep functional knowledge in various sectors, stakeholder management, leadership skills and experience in strategic thinking in the context of governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
Andrew Mak
Creative Director
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Andrew.Mak@grc-solutions.com
As Creative Director at GRC Solutions, Andrew brings almost a decade of experience working on online learning products from a wide range of industries including financial services, utilities and the public sector. Prior to this role he spent over six years as Lead Instructional Designer working closely with the content development team in designing and publishing online compliance training using authoring software such as Lectora, Articulate and Adaptive by Salt. Andrew is passionate about bringing to life our client’s visions and working with them to ensure their training stays true to their brand, goals and objectives. He enjoys the challenge of creating visually compelling stories through online training. Andrew received his Bachelor of Industrial Design from the University of New South Wales.
Megan Rodrigo
Content Manager
Megan has over 10 years’ experience in online and digital design. She has utilised her career at GRC to improve upon the designs and learner experiences of GRC’s off-the-shelf offerings and bespoke e-learning courses. She has also advanced GRC’s visual capability in live video, animation and audio production, financial newsletters, and marketing collateral.
Megan manages our content library and resources projects to ensure content development remains on time and budget for our clients.
Cypriana Tshai
Compliance Lawyer
Cypriana has extensive experience in banking and finance law. For the past 15 years, she has worked as a compliance adviser, providing practical compliance guidance to banking institutions on a wide range of laws. With her 12 years’ experience as an in-house legal counsel with various multinational banks in Asia, Cypriana understands the business needs of banking institutions. This is reflected in her pragmatic approach when delivering compliance manuals and guides.
Cypriana’s areas of expertise include financial services law, AML/CTF regulation, privacy law and credit regulation.
Peter Hughes
Compliance Lawyer
For over two decades Peter has worked to equip banking institutions to comply with an extensive range of laws. He specializes in making complex legal concepts accessible to non-legal audiences. He has liaised with all levels of government, providing feedback in their development of various laws. He understands how to implement compliance frameworks that empower business to reach best practice, without restricting commercial opportunities. He also has wide-ranging experience developing computer-based courses that provide compliance training tailored to staff roles.
Expertise
Our learning expertise – particularly where it applies to compliance – is unrivalled in Australia.
Experts
We have depth in our development team and can handle large jobs without jeopardising the deliverables.
Best Compliance
e-learning
Our work has been acknowledged through numerous industry awards including the “LearnX Best Compliance e-learning” for 12 years.
Foundation Member
Established in 2016, the RegTech Association is a collaboration of members, focused on developing best practice for the compliance sector.
