We created Effective RM to help organisations strike the right balance between risk, reward and cost — building the agility to spot issues early and manage them with confidence.
Our team delivers end-to-end support across Enterprise Risk Management, Cyber Security and GRC-tool implementation, strengthening both risk and cyber culture so your people can stay focused on what matters most: serving your customers.
Who are we?
Why Effective RM
Laser-focused niche: We live and breathe risk management —so you get depth, not generic slide-ware.
Senior talent on the tools: Every engagement is led day-to-day by a 20-year risk veteran. No hand-offs to junior armies.
Design → Digitise → Embed : One accountable partner from policy drafting to live dashboards and behaviour change. We don’t design and disappear.
Outcome-priced packages: Agile sprints with deliverables — removing cost blowout fears.
Tool-agnostic guidance: implementations across main GRC products, including Archer, SAI 360, Protecht and more—so you get the platform that fits, not a reseller quota.
Agility & speed: projects kicking off in as less as 10 days, weekly demos to keep momentum. Fast beats famous when the board deadline looms.
Authentic thought leadership: We share real-world experience - not notes and metrics from social media, generic whitepapers, and other clients in other countries.
Post-go-live Virtual CRO: optional retainer keeps momentum and transfers capability.
Our team, partners and affliates
-
Kashif Q
Founder and Chief Consultant
Kashif has turned risk management from a tick-box chore into a strategic advantage for organisations across healthcare, telecommunications and financial services in Australia, and the wider APAC region.
ERM mission is to help growth-minded organisations install risk management that works daily, supports strategic ambitions, and frees teams to focus on customers—not paperwork.
-
Andy Vish
Partner – Cybersecurity Strategy & GRC
Founded in 2015, Crysp delivers cybersecurity strategy, assurance, and managed security services across APAC, the Middle East, and North America. Led by Andy — a 20-year veteran of Deloitte, Accenture, and Moore Stephens — the team provides roadmaps, penetration testing, and virtual CISO support through a cost-efficient on-/off-shore model.
-
Saaim Khan
Partner- Cyber Compliance
With 20+ years across IT, software, and cybersecurity, Saaim is the founder of Cyber Matters and brings a rare blend of technical depth and business acumen.
Saaim delivers, end-to-end cybersecurity strategies tailored to organisational needs. Saaim also holds postgraduate credentials in cyber law, warfare, and privacy to help clients with tricky aspects of cyber-law.
-
Zohaib Khan
Affiliate – Digital Solutions & Technology Delivery
Zohaib is the founder of A2Z Creatorz, an eSolutions company serving 800+ clients globally. With over 20 years in IT and digital delivery, he brings deep expertise in web, mobile, and enterprise tech. He supports Effective RM on technology-led risk and GRC projects.
-
Imran Minhas
Partner - Third-Party Risk and Government Relations
A seasoned risk management professional who helps clients transform their third-party and security risk posture. Specialist in Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), having successfully led programs for numerous government and critical industry clients.
Our AI and Healthcare Team
-
Research Advisor– AI & Data Science
AI-driven data scientist with a PhD in Computer Science (City University of Hong Kong) and 5 years building IoT and smart-city solutions.
His work spans machine-learning models for smart metering, health analytics, indoor positioning, and STEM robotics, with results published in leading journals. Umair pairs rigorous research skills with a passion for turning complex datasets into actionable insights—on and off the cricket field.
-
Research Advisor– Data Science, IoT & Health-Tech
PhD-qualified computer scientist (City University of Hong Kong) with hands-on research across data science, wireless networks, IoT sensors and healthcare STEM projects. Brings deep technical skills in Python, MATLAB, C++, and network troubleshooting to translate complex datasets into practical insights and solutions.
-
Special Advisor – Healthcare, Aged Care & AI Innovation
Practising dentist and healthcare researcher currently completing a Master’s at Kings College London. A published writer and critical thinker on how AI and emerging technologies reshape patient care, she advises Effective RM on health-care, aged-care, and care-of-health strategy—bridging clinical insight with digital innovation.