"Let's build resilient, high-growth businesses that transform risk into competitive advantage, scaling confidently together."
With over 25 years of experience in Retail, Supply Chain, and FMCG across Europe and the MENA region, James Rammell excels at accelerating business growth through strategic risk leadership. 
As a Fractional Chief Risk Officer at A8 Innovation, he transforms risk into a competitive advantage, embedding operational excellence frameworks to help businesses scale and build resilient, profitable operations.

• Enterprise Transformation: Delivered $33M+ in combined savings and led award-winning, cross-cultural teams of 120+ professionals.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Established a Group DPO and led GDPR/ISO 27001 implementation across 14 countries, creating industry-benchmark frameworks for compliance and ISO 22301, for business continuity.
• Digital Risk & Innovation: Launched AI-powered fraud prevention for 100+ e-commerce platforms, saving $1.5M, and pioneered cybersecurity & data protection training during major digital expansions.
• Operational Excellence: Reduced stock loss by 30% and improved inventory accuracy by 25% through standardized controls and supply chain system integration.
• ‍Strategic Advisory: Advised CEO/COO on $95M in infrastructure projects, delivering them on time and under budget while building key regulatory relationships across EMENA.

• Executive Director, Risk & Asset Protection - Alshaya Group: Led enterprise risk transformation during hypergrowth from 800 to 3,000+ stores across 17 countries. He managed a $6.5 million budget, provided board-level advisory services, and established scalable ERM and compliance frameworks to support rapid expansion.
• Head of Loss Prevention, Wickes Building Supplies: Led asset protection across 190+ stores, delivering £3M in annual savings for the £1B+ turnover business.
• Sainsbury's Supermarkets: Led top-performing London retail locations with £1.5M+ weekly turnover and managed a central contact center handling 9,000+ weekly contacts.
• Bloom Organisational Growth Coach: Guides enterprises through sustainable growth using proven coaching methodologies focused on operational excellence and strategic risk.

James leverages his deep cultural intelligence, gained from a career spanning Europe and the Middle East, to navigate complex cross-border challenges.

• Multi-Jurisdictional Regulatory Adaptation: Harmonized compliance frameworks across 17 diverse countries, balancing global governance standards with local laws.
• Cross-Cultural Team Leadership: Built and led high-performing, award-winning teams by adapting his leadership style to local contexts in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.
• Complex Stakeholder Management: Forged trusted partnerships with government agencies and regulators to expedite compliance and improve crisis response, and drive resilience.
• Crisis Leadership: Managed business continuity during geopolitical disruptions, adapting strategies to cultural norms while ensuring operational integrity.

Outside of the boardroom, James is a passionate football fan, both as a player and a spectator. He also enjoys the gym and is an aspiring golfer, currently focused on the formidable challenge of beating his 10-year-old son on the course.