London, 3 October 2023 – As we grow and develop our UK business, we’re very happy to announce that Gary Lynam has been appointed as Protecht's new Managing Director EMEA. Gary has been an integral part of our team for more than four years, playing a vital role in growing the business in the region as Head of Customer Success and Advisory.
In his new role, Gary will be responsible for leading the next phase of Protecht’s journey in EMEA, ensuring the product evolves to meet local market needs, and building on recent product developments across vendor risk management, operational resilience, and Consumer Duty.
Gary has a strong track record delivering large scale and complex engagements across the financial services industry, specialising in risk and compliance solutions.
“I’m delighted to start this new chapter as Managing Director EMEA,” says Gary. “We’re looking forward to building on our existing success in EMEA to really establish our presence as risk and resilience leaders locally.”
We’re also delighted to announce that Ryan Knapton will take over Gary’s role as the new Head of Customer Success EMEA. Ryan was previously ERM Implementation Project Manager at Protecht, with extensive experience leading risk, compliance, and regulatory projects across major financial institutions globally.
At Protecht, he's been instrumental in shaping risk management solutions that not only address the technical aspects but also focus on the human element – engaging teams and senior management alike. He will be guiding the delivery and implementation team to future success. If you’d like to know more about Ryan’s philosophy of product delivery and implementation, you can read his new whitepaper on Derisking your risk digitisation journey.
“As Protecht continues to grow in EMEA, I’m excited to have a great team in place who can provide our customers with local risk management and digital transformation expertise”, says Gary. “The strength of our people ensures that we can provide customers with both the best possible solution and the best possible implementation experience.”
While others fear risk, we embrace it. With offices in London, Sydney and Los Angeles, Protecht redefines the way people think about risk management. We help companies increase performance and achieve strategic objectives through better understanding, monitoring and management of risk.
Protecht provides a complete solution comprised of world class risk management, compliance, training and advisory services to businesses, regulators and governments across the world. With our flagship Protecht ERM SaaS platform you can dynamically manage all your risks in a single place: risks, compliance, incidents, KRIs, vendor risk, IT and cyber risk, internal audit, operational resilience, business continuity management, and health & safety.