Women in the COO Community
Promoting the cause of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our diversity, equity and inclusion programme strives to support the underrepresented by leveraging the influence and good will of the female global COO community.
Armstrong Wolfe’s Women in the COO Community (WCOOC) initiative has been running since 2017. Now well-established in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore, (soon in Toronto) we have members from over thirty different organisations.
Our commitment to this initiative was born out of the privileged position we have in accessing the COO community through our global forums.
Led by Armstrong Wolfe, a series of cross-industry forums and leadership evenings will take place throughout 2021.
Goals of WCOOC:
Inspiring Women
To inspire women in Financial Services to have no limit to their aspirations.
Educate Women
To educate women on business management and the COO role as career destinations.
Networking Opportunities
To establish exclusive and confidential networking opportunities with peers.
Address Common Challenges
To enable a cross-industry business dialogue to address common challenges.
WCOOC Events
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WCOOC Career Management: Opportunity awareness, mentoring, sponsorship, leveraging and managing your network
APAC: 1st December 2021Â Time: 17:00 – 18:00 (HKT) 9:00 – 10:00 (GMT)
North America: 2nd December 2021Â Time: 13:00 – 14:00 (EST) 18:00 – 19:00 (GMT)
EMEA: 3rd December 2021Â Time: 13:00 – 14:00 (GMT)
Speakers:
Gwen Wilcox, Global Head of Women in the COO Community, Armstrong Wolfe
Content Library
View our latest Magazone, POV’s, Podcasts and other pulications.
Latest WCOOC Past Events Content
Content from most recent WCOOC events can be found below, follow the link for more.
Agenda: Enhancing well-being strategies to manage psychological risks in the workplace Moderated by: Gwen Wilcox, COO, WCOOC Global Lead, Armstrong Wolfe. Career Coach: Kate Hutchins, UK Practice Head, Career Management, Armstrong Wolfe. With Guest...
Agenda: Enhancing well-being strategies to manage psychological risks in the workplace Moderated by: Gwen Wilcox, COO, WCOOC Global Lead, Armstrong Wolfe. Career Coach: Kate Hutchins, UK Practice Head, Career Management, Armstrong Wolfe. With Guest...
Agenda: Enhancing well-being strategies to manage to manage psychological risks in the workplace Moderated by Gwen Wilcox, COO, WCOOC Global Lead, Armstrong Wolfe. Career Coach: Miia Laninen, MD, Head of Career Management APAC,Armstrong Wolfe. With...
WCOOC Ambassadors
Erica Benjamin
Erica Benjamin BMO Capital Markets Erica Benjamin is a Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer at BMO Capital Markets. She is responsible for Client Services, Professional Development, Real Estate, Business Operations and Administration. She joined BMO Capital Markets in 2013. In addition, Erica is an active member in the Women’s Bond Club, Financial Women’s Association, […]
David Ornstein
David Ornstein Former MD, COO Barclays Investment Bank USA David is currently acting as consultant and advisor to growth companies in various markets. He was formerly at Barclays, where he held a number of roles in the Investment Bank, including as COO for Markets. During his time at Barclays David also had a number of […]
Joe Norena
Joe Norena Former MD, COO HSBC London & New York Joe is currently a Board Advisor to a Healthcare AI start-up, along with an investor in several other start-ups. Joe is also a Mentor with BUILD, an entrepreneurial program for High School Students. Joe has been a Managing Director for over 20 years with major […]
Piers Murray
Piers Murray Former COO BNY Mellon Markets USA Piers is a Financial Services consultant with 33 years of industry experience in trading, clearing and risk management. Most recently, as COO of BNY Mellon Markets, he played a key role in the identification and implementation of strategic initiatives such as platform industrialization and core business transformation […]
Gordon Grant
Business Advisor & WCOOC Ambassador Gordon is a senior Operations leader with an international career at institutions such as Morgan Stanley, BNP and Bankers Trust. He has held key leadership positions in New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. He has been directly accountable for strategy design and execution, plus BAU management, across a wide […]
Andre Conje
Andre Conje Former Global COO Andre is a leading Financial Services professional with over 25 years experience in strategic restructuring and transformation of banks, wealth management and Financial Services companies. He was a Group General Manager and Global COO of HSBC Global Banking and Markets until April 2020 where he managed 11500 in operations, technology […]
Jason Brus
Jason Brus Former Managing Director, Global Head of Markets BM and MRC, Barclays USA Jason is a former Managing Director and Business Manager for the global Markets business at Barclays. Based in New York, he was responsible for ensuring the efficient day-to-day operations of the division which comprises the Credit, Equities and Macro businesses. He […]
Alexandra Stanton
Alexandra Stanton Former Senior Conduct Specialist, EMEA Global Markets, BNP Paribas This isn’t about designing lofty ambitions for organisations or highlighting shortcomings and then walking away. I am driven to effect real change in the pattern of working life. My skills and experience encompass both design and practical strategies to embed target culture into the […]
Helen Hughes-Green
Managing Director, ICG Conduct Helen is an experienced Chief Operating Officer and Chief Controls Officer having previously worked in global roles across COO, Operations, Risk, IT and Finance for organisations including Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan and Credit Agricole. Helen has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southampton and recently completed […]
Driving WCOOC forward
Kate Hutchins
UK Practice Head, Career Management
Miia Lankinen
WCOOC Head & Career Management, Asia
Gwen Wilcox
COO, Armstrong Wolfe and Global Lead, WCOOC
Cressida Hamilton
Executive Coach to the COO Community
WCOOCÂ Steering Committee
Steering Committee from global banks supporting WCOOC and its Dnl initiatives
Gordon Grant
Global Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage Operations at Citi
Loretta Marcoccia
Executive Vice President & COO, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank
Louise Moat
MD, COO, Asia Pacific ex Japan, Investment Banking Division, Nomura
Penny Tunbridge
MD, COO Advisory, Credit Suisse
Suzy White
Global COO Markets & Securities Services, HSBC
Armstrong Wolfe are proud signatories of the Women in Finance Charter.
Despite being called ‘Women in the COO Community’, our mission is to promote all talent regardless of gender, race or socioeconomic background to leadership positions, and we are appreciative of the fact that best practice and true change must be a holistic effort and involve all members of the community. To improve D&I in the workplace, we have a strong board of ambassadors who contribute to our purpose of providing opportunities and the cause of leadership for all women and underrepresented groups across financial services.
Our career coaches and ambassadors consist of males and females (45% female, 55% male) to help accelerate this change across the wider Financial Services industry.Â
Armstrong Wolfe’s senior management is 33% female, with the WCOOC management (Armstrong Wolfe employees) being 100% female.Â
iCOOC Membership
Our membership is one degree of separation from primary business decision makers. They are the ambassadors of conduct with ‘COO’ a trademark for ethical behaviour. This community is uniquely positioned to transform Financial Services.
​iCOOC’s mission is to help them meet this challenge by working better together.