AuthorEamonn Cunningham

After a thirty year career with Westfield/Scentre Group, Eamonn retired as Chief Risk Officer in March 2016. Eamonn joined the Westfield Group in 1986 and after various positions within Finance was promoted to the position of Vice President, Global Risk Management in 2001 and then to Chief Risk Officer in 2005. As CRO Eamonn was responsible for the direction of the Risk Management practice within the Westfield Group globally. This covers risk management activities in Australia, New Zealand, United States, and the United Kingdom for all risk areas including: -Environmental -Life Safety -Insurance and Claims -Business Continuity Planning -Enterprise Risk Management He is a past Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of the Property Council of Australia and a member of the board of The Risk and Insurance Management Society Australasia Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the National University of Ireland. He became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Eamonn led the team that won the Risk Manager/Team of the year at the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) in 2010. In 2014 Eamonn was inducted into the Business Insurance Risk Manager of the Year Honor Role. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors