About Our Team
Anna Hoferica
ERM / Risk Intelligence Professional
Anna specializes in business and risk management consulting helping businesses overcome obstacles and enhance their risk intelligence. Anna brings in over 20 years of expertise working with many organizations in different countries (Europe, Canada).
She is a technically sophisticated, dynamic, and results-oriented professional with experience spanning the public sector, non-profit organizations, and private enterprise. Her expertise covers areas of risk management, strategy and governance, process improvement, and audit. She provided expertise and guidance on the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management & Strategic Planning Processes at the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Canadian Red Cross, autism services organizations and large private organizations. She also assisted medium-size enterprises with process improvement, resource optimization, and risk awareness.
Anna holds a Master’s degree in Economics, is a Certified Internal Auditor, and holds certifications in Risk Management and Risk Control Self Assessment. Anna is a board member of the Wexford Residence, the charitable nonprofit organization providing seniors residence and long term care. She is also a member of the not-for-profit Small Business Advisory Group dedicated to helping businesses and entrepreneurs achieve their goals by providing professional consulting and mentoring. Anna is also a founder and creative director of Julianna Glass, a glassware company that specializes in production of handcrafted luxury glassware with Swarovski crystals.
Lewis Cassar
Compliance Professional
Lewis Cassar has engaged in various Risk and Compliance consulting projects, including recently guiding the launch of Canada’s newest Federally Chartered Sch 1 Bank through all OSFI regulatory requirements. He brings an international perspective to his work in financial services with proven success in the identification, evaluation and control of risk and the professional resolution of multi-jurisdiction regulatory issues.
Lewis joined State Street Corporation, the world’s leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, following a distinguished career in auditing, consulting and financial industry regulation. Over a decade in Canada, Lewis was responsible for building and leading the Risk Management and Compliance function while also initiating and completing numerous innovative, state-of-the-art solutions in all areas of the operation, the majority of which were adopted globally by the Corporation. Most recently, Lewis held the position of Vice President, Global Services, Risk Management and Compliance.
Lewis holds a Chartered Accountant designation from both the UK and Canada and a Banking Diploma from the UK Chartered Institute of Bankers. He earned his B.Sc. in Economics, majoring in Finance, from The London School of Economics and his M.B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario majoring in Global Strategy, Leadership and the Management of Change. Lewis also enjoyed his role as a Professor (part-time) at The Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto teaching students who intend to pursue a CA and/or CFA designation.