Cath Ready

Cath Ready currently serves as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer & MLRO at Updraft, a position held since April 2022. Previously, Cath held several senior risk management roles at NewDay, including Head of Risk Business Partnering and Head of Conduct & Operational Risk, from January 2017 to April 2022. Prior experience includes Conduct Risk Project Director at Nationwide Building Society and Risk Project Director at Guardian Financial Services. Between July 2013 and June 2014, Cath took a sabbatical to focus on personal projects and community engagement. Earlier career roles at Aviva spanned over two decades, where Cath held positions such as Senior Risk & Governance Manager and Treasury, Change, and Financial Control Manager, contributing significantly to risk framework implementation and financial control management.