RSK 713
Risk Management Principles & Practices
- Total Units :
- 3.0
Available Classes
Online
May 04, 2026
to Jul 12, 2026
Section: C21
$858.78
Online
- Section:
- C21
- Class Semester:
- Spring/Summer 2026
- Cost:
- $858.78
- Date Range:
- May 04, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026
- Class Dates:
- No Scheduled Class Meetings, May 4 - July 12 (Online)
- Location:
- ONLINE
- Instructor:
- Lekan Akindele
- Notes:
- Note to student: This is an 10-week accelerated course. Expect concentrated amounts of course activity. Courses are activated in Avenue to Learn 1-3 days prior to the course start date.
Instructors
Lekan Akindele
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Lekan Akindele has many years of international banking and risk management experience that spans payments, trade finance, liquidity risk, capital and Asset Liability Management, and Enterprise Risk Management. He has expertise in designing enterprise risk frameworks for linking risk to strategy and implementing risk appetite frameworks around core risk concepts such as risk aggregation methods, risk capital adequacy measures, model risk governance, emerging risk frameworks, key risk indicators, and risk control assessments. He enjoys teaching as a passion and uses his risk knowledge to facilitate discussions on practical risk management approaches to inspire strategic thought leadership. Lekan holds a Master of Finance degree from the Queen’s University – Smith School of Business. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder and holds the GRMI’s CRM (Canadian Risk Management) designation alongside other professional certifications including ISO 27001 Information Security Management System – Lead Implementer Professional Certification, and the PRMIA – Operational Risk Management certification. He is currently the Director of Enterprise Risk Management at American Express in Canada.
Thomas Hammell
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Thomas Hammell has been in the risk management industry for over 17 years serving in some of Canada’s largest multinational organisations, from energy to utilities, and currently as risk management director for one of Canada’s top general contractors. He specializes in complex risk management solutions, including enterprise risk management, loss control and site inspections, commercial insurance and project insurance placements, establishing third party credit default management programs and insurance, and providing comprehensive risk analysis.
He holds a masters of business administration, is a fellow chartered insurance professional, a certified risk manager, and holds masters certificates in business performance leadership and risk management, and environmental and social governance. Thomas has been an instructor for 7 years, teaching risk management and insurance at the Insurance Institute and higher education institutions. In his off time, Thomas enjoys hiking, kayaking, and backcountry camping