Railpen has appointed Ellen Watson-Hicks as its new chief risk & compliance officer.
Ellen has over 20 years of experience as a qualified accountant and working in financial services.
She joins Railpen from the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), where she was head of enterprise risk. Before that, she held various roles in TP ICAP, Tullett Prebon, Nomura International PLC and Aviva.
Ellen says: “I am delighted to be joining Railpen in the newly-established role of Chief Risk & Compliance Officer. Some excellent work has been done to create a robust risk management framework, which I look forward to helping Railpen embed throughout the business.”
Railpen CEO John Chilman says: “Ellen’s appointment is an important part of our commitment to identifying and managing risk in a complex environment. We are very pleased to be welcoming her to the business, with the knowledge that her extensive experience will be crucial in helping us to deliver on our purpose, to secure our members’ future.”