The Strategic Value of Independent Project Assurance in Complex Programs
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Dave Allen
Senior Director, Consulting
Dave is a vastly experienced program and implementation manager with 25-plus years of experience delivering solutions for investment management and financial institutions. He brings significant expertise on strategy, search and selection, and delivery across front-office, risk, outsourcing, and data management functions. He is adept at defining and delivering business and technical strategies for front-, middle-, and back-office functions, including extensive experience in developing program plans and building program teams, to deliver solutions covering all investment processes, asset classes, and delivery of robust operating models.
Before joining Cutter, Dave served as a director at Reformis, a Deloitte company, working on outsourcing initiatives for key investment management clients and outsourcing providers. He also worked with key wealth management clients to define strategic direction for next-generation investment platforms and delivered key data management strategies for a number of clients. Dave is DCAM accredited.
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Chanelle Crabtree
Consulting Principal – Investment Operations and Outsourcing
Chanelle Crabtree has extensive experience consulting for the asset management industry in Australia for the past 20 years. Chanelle has considerable knowledge and expertise in investment management, outsourcing, and the development of operational models that support the investment management lifecycle. Chanelle leads Cutter Associates’ Investment Operations and Outsourcing practice, and oversees Cutter’s Australia office. She has decades of experience working for investment management firms, custodians, and consulting firms, in roles that included middle-/back-office operational, business analyst, project management, consulting, and senior management. She has a deep understanding of investment management, covering the operational, governance, and system requirements to support all types of clients, products, and asset classes.
A former Director at Deloitte, Chanelle led key engagements, particularly for complex clients with diverse asset classes, covering target operating model design, sourcing, and implementation. Prior to Deloitte, Chanelle was a Lead Consultant at Morse Consulting Pty Limited, where she led various engagements that covered target operating model design, sourcing of custodians/systems, and implementations with investment managers and superannuation clients.