Stephen Wackerle

Chief Risk Officer at TAQA

27.6 yrs experienceOil & Energy

Aug 2024Added yesterday

The move

MoveTAQA GLOBAL → TAQA Group

TitleChief Risk and Internal Audit Officer → Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi

Career arcRecent arrival

First time at this levelYes ★

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageEnglish

Years in UAE6.3

Total experience27.6 years

TAQA Group headcount5,001-10,000 employees

TAQA Group industryOil and Gas

TAQA Group HQDhahran

TAQA Group founded2003

TAQA Group typePrivately Held

Career arc

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)Aug 2024 — Present
TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Risk and Internal Audit OfficerJul 2020 — Aug 2024
TAQA GLOBAL· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Risk and Internal Audit OfficerFeb 2020 — Jul 2020
Abu Dhabi Power Corporation· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of Group RiskApr 2017 — Feb 2020
BP· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Group Risk DirectorJan 2013 — Mar 2017
BP· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Project Manager, Risk Management ReviewJan 2011 — Dec 2012
BBP Plc· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Principal AuditorOct 2010 — Dec 2010
BP· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Audit ManagerAug 2007 — Sep 2010
BP· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
AuditorFeb 2005 — Jul 2007
BP· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
Audit Relationship ManagerOct 2001 — Jan 2005
BP· Cape Town Area, South Africa· Full-time
Risk Manager, BP-Veba AcquisitionSep 2001 — Sep 2002
BP· Bochum Area, Germany
Senior Internal AuditorFeb 2001 — Aug 2001
BP· Cape Town Area, South Africa· Full-time
Audit SeniorFeb 1998 — Jan 2001
Mazars· Cape Town Area, South Africa

Education

University of Cape Town
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting · Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Management Accounting, Tax1997 — 1997
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Commerce · Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Management Accounting, Tax1994 — 1996

Languages

Top skills

Process Safety ManagementSafety Management SystemsProcess SafetyRiskCybersecurityInternal Audit Transformation

About

After graduating in 1997 and completing my chartered accounting qualification in 2001, I have enjoyed over 20 years working in the energy sector in South Africa, Germany, the UK and now the UAE. I spent most of these years working at BP, growing, learning and focusing on those areas where I could help make the biggest impact for the company, across the sector and within my areas of expertise. Early on, I developed an appreciation for how risk and assurance can help shape strategic choices, improve the chance of success and free up new opportunities. In particular, I experienced how bringing together experts in a variety of fields – across for instance engineering, safety, projects, trading, marketing, strategy, finance and insurance – could create new insights, complementary ways of wo

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