Steve York - Middle East & Europe Specialist Advisor

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Steve York MSc MDR FBCI

Partner

Deloitte, Enterprise Risk Services, Central Europe

Steve is the Partner in Deloitte for Central Europe (CE) in charge of Forensics and Dispute Services taking up this role in 2008.  He is responsible for conducting complex forensic assignments and ensuring that tasks are undertaken within the relative legislative requirements and the Firm's risk management framework for the 17 CE counties.  In this capacity he has to work in a multilingual and cultural environment while ensuring a commercial result.  He also has to coordinate the various activities that connect to this region from member Firms, coordinating tasks and projects across the globe. 

Prior to this position, he was the General Manager, Head of Marsh Risk Consulting (Pacific), Marsh McLennan Pty Limited.  In this role he has the responsibility for delivering consulting services in the area of business risk management and claims management services to Marsh clients.  He had over 100 staff located in the capital cities in Australia, New Zealand and the pacific working closely with the insurance brokers in providing total risk management solutions for Marsh McLennan clients.  He dealt specifically in the development and improvement of enterprise risk management and risk frameworks with senior members of organisations.

Steve has a unique business and personal profile.  He has enjoyed working closely with business leaders in the prevention and management of strategic risk issues, looking forward with them to support business plans and objectives. 

He has a Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution from the University of Technology, Sydney (MDR) and a Masters of Science (Risk) Degree (MSc) from Leicester University, UK.

Prior to being asked to join Marsh McLennan he was the General Manager, Group Security for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).  In this role he has the responsibility for operational security, financial crime detection, fraud risk management, investigation and response to crisis events across the world.  He also was responsible for the development of the strategic plan for monitoring of transactions under the new Anti Money Laundering Legislation across the CBA operating divisions. 

During his time responsible for the response to three terrorist events that affected the banks assets and people.  These included two bombings in Indonesia.

At the CBA he also performed the role as Executive Manager, Group Risk, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).  There he was responsible for the design and implementation of ERM, the basis for the Basel accord, across the Bank.

He has personally developed crisis management, supply chain risk management and business continuity plans in national and multinational corporations to counter business disruption and crisis situations.  He has advised on security and asset risk management within the commercial environment and is a licensed consultant in this area. 

Prior to entering the commercial world, he had 19 years in law enforcement and he performed duties as a Detective investigating organised crime, covert operations and asset tracing.  He also trained and managed Police to respond to critical incidents, especially in the area of hostage negotiation.  He left the Police as the Commander for the Negotiation Unit for the Police.  In this position he trained and led negotiation teams in Australia's counter terrorist response.  He developed and provided the same training, with the Attorney General's Department, to the Philippine, New Zealand and Thai Governments. He is the recipient of five commendations for bravery and police work and the National Police Medal.

He is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute, a member of the Certified Fraud Examiner (US-based certification), and Chapter Head of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.

In 2004 he was asked to join the Board of Crime Stoppers.  In this capacity he led the foundation and the project for the first 'Crime Stoppers Day', launched by the Minister of Police.   He also gained further government support and recognition by initiating the linking the crime stoppers calls with the confiscation of criminal 'profits' to further finance prevention activity.  This was announced by the Minister of Police in February 2006.