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The Rise of The CRO Through Non-Financial Risk
Bank of London CRO Sean Titley explains why non financial risk leaders are increasingly stepping into the top risk role. He explores how operational risk, culture, governance, and behavioural insight now define the CRO mandate, and why today’s threat landscape demands enterprise wide strategists rather than traditional credit risk specialists.
May 01, 2026
Sean Titley, Chief Risk Officer, The Bank of London
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Operational and Non Financial Risk
Sean Titley argues that non‑financial
risk has become the defining battleground for modern CROs, with today’s most
damaging failures rooted not in credit but in technology, governance, culture,
and operational breakdowns. As he notes, the World Economic Forum’s top‑risk
list contains “not a single financial risk,” underscoring how cyber threats,
AI, societal pressures, and process failures now shape the risk landscape.
Operational risk leaders bring the breadth to navigate this
complexity—understanding how processes fail, how behaviours drive risk, and how
to influence without authority across every function of the
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