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John Crawley
Senior External Associate at GCC Board Directors InstituteJohn is a high impact professional with over 40 years of international experience in risk management, governance, strategy, and finance. A Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, he has held an array of senior leadership roles, including Board, Executive, and Non-Executive positions in globally renowned organizations.
His career highlights include serving as Executive Director at Ulster Bank (NatWest), Non-Executive Director at Deutsche Bank, and Non-Executive Director and Board Risk Committee Member at Ogier Law Practice. In addition, John has held several Non-Executive roles within the charitable sector, demonstrating his commitment to public service and effective governance.
John is widely respected for his expertise in advising organizations across the government, NGO, and private sectors on complex strategic and governance matters. His deep understanding of corporate governance and risk management has positioned him as a trusted advisor in both domestic and international contexts.
As Lead Partner at Expert Partners, John provides strategic and risk management consultancy to high-profile clients. He also serves as a Master Trainer for the GCC Board Directors Institute (UAE) and the Institute of Risk Management (UK), delivering advanced training programs that enhance the governance and risk oversight capabilities of board members and senior executives.
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Raghu Iyer
External Associate at GCC Board Directors InstitutueRaghu Iyer is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in November 1984. He secured 4th rank in his Final CA examination on all India and 3rd rank in his Inter CA examination on all India basis.
He is associated as Adjunct Faculty with S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (Mumbai and Dubai) which ranks among India’s top ten business schools. Raghu Iyer is also associated with The Bombay Stock Exchange and Dun & Bradstreet Financial Education Solutions. His areas of academics are Finance, Accounting and Direct Taxes.
As part of his practice, Raghu Iyer is associated with various business Groups in India, US, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for whom he conducts audits, valuation and consulting assignments, due diligence and audits. His clients operate in the various sectors including commodity trading, textiles, fishing, construction, jewelry and banking.
Raghu Iyer is closely involved with various large clients in areas of accounting, management advisory services, auditing, tax planning and training.