Financial services business brings in two senior executives.

Peter Ryan, formerly a partner at DibbsBarker Lawyers, has joined as general counsel and company secretary, while Wendy Yip comes on as chief risk officer. She previously worked at Deloitte where she was a Principal from the Risk Advisory Practice.

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In a company statement, Thorn Group explained that Ryan bought extensive experience in all aspects of consumer and commercial law, including wholesale and retail equipment financing.

“In the credit law area, Ryan’s work has included product development, project management, regulatory and compliance including National Consumer Credit Protection, National Credit Code, unfair contract terms, personal property securities, privacy, and electronic transactions,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, Yip has over 16 years’ experience as a risk and capital management professional, across advisory firms and major financial institutions. Her role with Thorn will involve her in credit, strategic and operational risk management, including capital management, governance, regulatory issues and risk analytics.

Thorn managing director James Marshall (pictured), said these roles would add considerably to the strength of Thorn’s leadership team and its risk management capability.