Ariane Chapelle
Partner, BDO Chapelle Consulting
Ariane Chapelle, PhD, is an internationally recognised trainer and consultant in Operational Risk. She has been active in operational risk management since 2000 and was formerly head of operational risk management at ING Group and Lloyds Banking Group.
Dr Chapelle runs Chapelle Consulting, a training and consulting practice in risk management serving Tier 1 to Tier 3 financial organisations and international institutions, including central banks and UN agencies. In 2019, Chapelle Consulting received the Risk.net Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Year in Operational Risk’.
Dr Chapelle is an Honorary Reader at University College London for the course ‘Operational Risk Measurement for Financial Institutions’ and is a Fellow of the Institute of Operational Risk. In 2018, she designed the Certificate of Learning and Practice in Advanced Operational Risk Management, an accredited course for the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), which she delivers globally.
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Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Lessons from a decade of top 10 op risks
Constants and changes in Risk.net’s annual rankings spotlight common gaps in op risk management
Don’t let the SMA kill op risk modelling
The SMA is not a good response to the AMA’s failings – but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
From Russian roulette to overcautious decision-making
Risk-taking ought to be judged by its necessity, not likely outcomes, says Ariane Chapelle
The missing piece in operational risk appetite
Setting an op risk appetite is illogical without reference to reward, argues Ariane Chapelle
Should the advanced measurement approach be replaced with the standardized measurement approach for operational risk?
This paper discusses and studies the weaknesses and pitfalls of the SMA and the implicit relationship between the SMA capital model and systemic risk in the banking sector.
What Brexit teaches operational risk management
Receptiveness, resilience and reflection are crucial for avoiding nasty surprises
Small is beautiful in operational risk management
Small firms have many advantages in administering op risk programmes, argues Ariane Chapelle
All you need to know about op risk in four letters
Processes, people, systems and external events are fundamental to operational risk management, says Ariane Chapelle
'Have your cake and eat it': efficient op risk reporting
Cakes and candles can help risk managers get flavour right, argues Ariane Chapelle
Aligning risk management framework with risk appetite
Ariane Chapelle sets out metrics and tools to keep firms within their risk appetite