Faces of DUAL: Meet Kelly Clark, Head of Risk, DUAL UK

Welcome to our Christmas special in the Faces of DUAL series! As we wrap up the year, we’re thrilled to feature Kelly Clark, Head of Risk at DUAL UK. Kelly’s role focuses on ensuring DUAL remains resilient by identifying and mitigating potential risks across the business. Recently, she embarked on an exciting international secondment that exemplifies the incredible opportunities available at DUAL. Here’s what Kelly had to say about her journey and passions.

Q: Can you introduce yourself and your role at DUAL?

Hi, I'm Kelly Clark, I'm Head of Risk at DUAL UK. People often think that means I'm an underwriter. That's not the case. I actually look at risk more holistically across DUAL. So looking at identifying and assessing potential risks that could affect DUAL as a whole and looking what measures we have in place to potentially stop that from happening.

Q: What opportunities has DUAL offered you?

There have been many opportunities, but most recently I've just returned from a three-month secondment in our Sydney office, just two weeks ago actually. It was an amazing opportunity to transfer some knowledge to the team over there, but also see what I could learn to bring back to DUAL UK and the team that I work with here.

Q: What excites you about working at DUAL?

It sounds really cliché and everyone says it, but honestly, it's that no two days are ever the same. Working at DUAL honestly keeps me on my toes, keeps me busy, but it just keeps me striving to achieve better. Both professionally and personally.

Q: What are you and your team currently working on?

So there's always lots of things going on in the team, but one of the really big and exciting projects is I've been working with the Howden Group Risk team for about the past 12 to 18 months on the implementation of a new global Howden and DUAL risk management system. Which is so exciting and hopefully the business will get to hear from about it soon.

Q: Describe working at DUAL in three words.

I would describe the culture as inclusive, empowering, and supportive.

Q: What are your passions outside of work?

So outside of work I love to build Lego! I find it's a really great way just to switch off. I also really enjoy Formula One, and I'm trying to make my way around the race calendar. I'm a keen runner too and recently completed the Sydney marathon whilst I was on secondment.

From Lego building to marathon running, Kelly embodies the diverse passions and global mindset we celebrate at DUAL. 

Stay tuned for more stories in the Faces of DUAL series as we head into 2025. Wishing everyone a festive holiday season!