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KordaMentha deepens its Risk Advisory capability as organisations face heightened and more personal risk exposure
KordaMentha has strengthened its risk advisory capability in response to a sustained rise in complex and high‑stakes risk facing boards and executives across Australia and the broader APAC region.
When reform intent and funding align: what the VCAA experience shows
AML/CTF Tranche 2: understanding and managing risk in practice
Australia’s AML/CTF Tranche 2 reforms place money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF) risk assessments at the centre of managing risks, requiring newly regulated professions to identify inherent risks, apply proportionate controls and manage residual risk to meet AUSTRAC expectations while protecting trust and reputation.
KordaMentha launches Financial Crime Training Academy to help Australian businesses respond to AML/CTF reforms
KordaMentha has launched its Financial Crime Training Academy, a practical, role‑based learning platform designed to help organisations across Australia and New Zealand respond to evolving financial crime obligations, including Tranche 2 reforms. Built by experienced financial crime practitioners, the Academy supports boards, executives and compliance professionals to move beyond documented frameworks and strengthen how AML/CTF risks are identified, managed and mitigated in practice.
KordaMentha announces firm-wide achievement of three additional ISO certifications
KordaMentha is pleased to announce it has achieved firm‑wide certification across three internationally recognised standards: ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) and ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems), building on its ISO 27001 information security certification achieved in 2022.
KordaMentha strengthens senior governance and financial risk capability in Sydney with the appointment of Paul Riordan
Is your house in order?
Fraud and corruption risk exists in every organisation. For boards and executives, the challenge is whether those risks are being managed through a coordinated Fraud and Corruption Control System that brings prevention, detection, response and governance together to identify issues early and respond effectively.
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John Dewar
Mike Kalms
Sophie Gibbons
John Dewar
John is well known as an exemplary leader of tertiary institutions, with a long history of improving their performance academically, financially, and operationally, often by bringing about major transformations.
He has held senior leadership positions at the University of Melbourne and Griffith University and is the former Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University, where he achieved a dramatic improvement in the university’s performance.
He was also Interim Vice Chancellor at the University of Wollongong from June 2024 to February 2025.
John brings this experience to help improve organisational performance for clients in education, corporate, and government. John describes himself as an accessible leader who builds partnerships to achieve the best outcome for everyone he works with. His experience across all aspects of management is important in building connections in this regard, as well as finding solutions to complex problems in seemingly impossible situations.
John is an Officer of the Order of Australia, awarded for service to higher education and the professions.
Mike Kalms
Mike is a Partner in KordaMentha’s Public Sector team, specialising in Defence and National Security. He has more than 30 years of experience in commercial and defence roles, focusing on strategy, program design, and stakeholder management.
Mike is adept at addressing complex program turnaround challenges, particularly when performance is impacted by multiple stakeholders across government and business sectors. He provides honest evidenced options enabling leaders to intervene effectively in critical situations involving capital, sustainment, estate, people, and data elements.
Mike has contributed significantly to the strategic development of the Australian Defence Force. He has been involved in high-level consultations and policy development, including his role as a member of the Defence White Paper Expert Panel. His insights have shaped national defence strategies and policies, ensuring they align with contemporary needs and future challenges.
Sophie Gibbons
Sophie supports organisations to achieve material, measurable performance improvement.
She works alongside Boards and Executives when value is on the line to implement operational and people improvement that get results and to realise the benefits committed to as part of complex transactions.
With a depth of experience on the most ambitious and complex transformation agendas, she has a track record of results on performance turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions.
Sophie’s absolute focus is on successful implementation.
