About BIIA

Neil Munroe is Principle Consultant of CRS Insights Limited: Neil comes to BIIA with 35 years’ experience in the financial services and credit reporting industries. For 12 years he was responsible for External Affairs and Communications at Equifax, which involved extensive customer, industry body and government liaison, monitoring regulatory and other external affairs that could influence the credit reporting industry in the UK. Neil served as president of ACCIS, the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers from 2009 to 2018. Neil currently serves as General Manager of BIIA.

Ingrid Riehl has more than 25 years of management experience in senior positions in the B2B and B2C credit bureau industry at German, Australian, and global companies and associations.

Since 2021, she has been the owner of InAdvisory in Germany and holds several advisory and management positions in international organizations, including the BIIA Business Information Industry Association.

Her areas of expertise include business strategy, restructuring, digitalization and data management, as well as the promotion of standards and innovations in b2b2c credit reporting and supply management.

Peter co-ordinated, as member of the BIIA Management Team in the last several years, the BIIA member activities in the Asia Pacific region and he was also a member of BIIA’s global regulatory committee. Peter represented BIIA in APEC / ABAC events being a regular contributor on the subjects of financial inclusion and SME access to finance issues.

Peter comes from the IFC (World Bank Group) were he worked as Credit Bureau and Risk Management Advisor from 2005 to 2014. At IFC he was actively engaged in establishing world class consumer, SME and commercial Credit Bureaus in Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Ghana, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Haiti, and Pacific Islands. He was also involved in projects concerning the interaction between Secured Transactions Registries and Credit Bureaus.

Prior to joining IFC, his professional experience included working for one of the leading international credit bureau and decision solutions companies, Baycorp Advantage Limited as General Manager – International, and was the senior executive for the company based in New Zealand. As part of that role, he was responsible to oversee the development, delivery and implementation of Baycorp Advantages international deployment of credit bureau in Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Neil Munroe is Principle Consultant of CRS Insights Limited: Neil comes to BIIA with 35 years’ experience in the financial services and credit reporting industries. For 12 years he was responsible for External Affairs and Communications at Equifax, which involved extensive customer, industry body and government liaison, monitoring regulatory and other external affairs that could influence the credit reporting industry in the UK. Neil served as president of ACCIS, the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers from 2009 to 2018. Neil currently serves as General Manager of BIIA.

Davina Myburgh is a Director at TransUnion LLC, leading activities that contribute to the growth of Fraud and Identity solutions across 9 international markets. Core to her focus is the enablement of internal teams to help drive solutions into markets grappling with the inherent risk that comes with an increasingly digital world, building environments of trust between businesses and consumers.

Davina has more than 17 years’ experience within the financial services and credit bureau markets developing and managing products across all elements of a credit life cycle for consumer, commercial and insurance verticals. Her passion includes the drive towards financial inclusion of SME’s and consumers as well as consumer credit education and identity protection.

Davina holds a BCom in Marketing Management and an Honours degree in Strategic Management from the University of Johannesburg. Additionally, she has qualifications in Strategic Leadership (GIBS), Product Management (UCT), Credit (ICM) and a Diploma in Banking (Milpark).

Ingrid Riehl has more than 25 years of management experience in senior positions in the B2B and B2C credit bureau industry at German, Australian, and global companies and associations.

Since 2021, she has been the owner of InAdvisory in Germany and holds several advisory and management positions in international organizations, including the BIIA Business Information Industry Association.

Her areas of expertise include business strategy, restructuring, digitalization and data management, as well as the promotion of standards and innovations in b2b2c credit reporting and supply management.

Joachim C. Bartels, Co-founder and Director of BIIA. Bartels was BIIA’s General Manager and Editor-in-Chief from 2005 to 2022. He continued as Editor-in Chief and Head of Information Resources (Website and Newsletter) and retired from these positions in September 2024.

Bartels is a business information development specialist with over 50 years of global experience. He spent most of his information career in senior management positions at Dun & Bradstreet. He has served as volunteer in major industry associations in Europe and the USA. Joachim C. Bartels owns Intrepid Explorers, Inc. a business information consultancy.

Mark Cochrane is the Managing Director of Business Strategies Group (BSG), a business intelligence and strategy consulting firm which specialises in business media, information and events in Asia. BSG also represents UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry in Asia. Through its consulting practice and its relationship with UFI, BSG works with major exhibition organisers, venues and governments across Asia.Mark has been based in Hong Kong for 13 years and joined BSG in 2006. Prior to BSG, Mark worked in a variety of roles primarily focused on B2B media and market research including three years at Global Sources in marketing roles and three years at The Gartner Group as a senior research analyst. Mark earned an MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, in 1997.

Anand Krishnaswamy is Chief Product Officer at TransUnion responsible for their Fraud & Identity business. Since joining the company in 2018, he conceived and has lead a key strategic initiative for the company – TransUnion Digital Onboarding, focused on digital transformation and remote account opening for customers across different verticals. He has held senior roles in Product Management, Innovation, Partnerships and Business Development in both financial services and technology companies; and in his 25+ years career has launched several digital businesses from scratch – driving the strategy, business development and building out the technology. Anand has an MBA in Finance from Wharton School and a BS in EE from IIT in India.

William Lim Wah Liang is the Executive Director of Credit Bureau Singapore (CBS) and was in the core team that established CBS and has been managing CBS since its founding in 2002.

He played a key role in establishing credit bureaus across ASEAN, securing licenses in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Indonesia.

William sits on the board of Credit Bureau Asia Limited, Credit Bureau Singapore, Dun & Bradstreet Singapore, Infocredit Holdings, Credit Bureau Cambodia, Equifax Cambodia Holdings and Myanmar Credit Bureau. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Financial Planning Association of Singapore.

Maria Liu is Managing Director, Greater China, North Asia South East Asia to serve on the board of BIIA. Maria is based in Beijing and Maria comes with 25 years’ banking experience, having worked in various leadership roles in banking management and client development, and supporting global financial services firms in various stages of their growth in China. She successfully led front line coverage teams to deliver outstanding business results during her leadership tenures with China’s key financial institutions including Bank of America, ANZ Bank, and HSBC.

Neil Munroe is Principle Consultant of CRS Insights Limited: Neil comes to BIIA with 35 years’ experience in the financial services and credit reporting industries. For 12 years he was responsible for External Affairs and Communications at Equifax, which involved extensive customer, industry body and government liaison, monitoring regulatory and other external affairs that could influence the credit reporting industry in the UK. Neil served as president of ACCIS, the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers from 2009 to 2018. Neil currently serves as General Manager of BIIA.

Vincenzo Resta is currently a Director of BIIA and a member of the Board of Management.

He is a globally renowned expert in the fields of Consumer and Commercial Credit Risk Management, and Business Information. He has overseen the launch of companies and businesses from greenfield to fully operational in over twenty countries in four continents. He sits on various boards of companies in the Credit Bureau, Business Information, and Fintech arenas.

Mr. Resta worked at CRIF for 17 years, and was Asia Regional Executive Director for the last five years.

Prior to joining CRIF in 2007, Mr. Resta worked in the field of internationally financed projects in developing countries for over ten years, as head of international programs for reputed consulting firms in Italy and the United States. In this capacity, he became an expert on international bidding and procurement rules.

Mr. Resta holds a Masters degree from SAIS at the Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelors degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He has published articles in IR publications and newspapers on Multilateral financing, International development, and anti-corruption, and has provided numerous training sessions on Credit Risk Management, Credit Bureaus, Multilateral Development Banks funding and bidding, and international development marketing strategies.

Ingrid Riehl has more than 25 years of management experience in senior positions in the B2B and B2C credit bureau industry at German, Australian, and global companies and associations.

Since 2021, she has been the owner of InAdvisory in Germany and holds several advisory and management positions in international organizations, including the BIIA Business Information Industry Association.

Her areas of expertise include business strategy, restructuring, digitalization and data management, as well as the promotion of standards and innovations in b2b2c credit reporting and supply management.

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David Worlock is Chief Research Fellow of OUTSELL INC., a USA and UK based information consultancy and founder member of BIIA. David Worlock has wide experience of print and electronic publishing in educational, academic and professional information fields. He has worked for the major international players in the information content industry, as well as many of the middle-ranking and smaller players across the UK, continental Europe and the USA. David Worlock is active in the information industry association world, serving currently as the Chairman of the UK based Digital Content Forum. He also is an advisor to the European Commission. He was founder and Chairman of EPS Limited, a founder member of BIIA until the company was sold to OUTSELL INC. in 2006. David Worlock served as BIIA chairman from 2007 to 2017

David Emery is CEO and Founder of Reciprocus. He was one of the key initiators of BIIA leading to its foundation in 2005. Due to his long-standing commitment to the association David is also a special Advisor to the Board of Directors of BIIA. In this capacity David is assisting the BIIA Board in the selection of Directors and in the strategic direction of the association.

Reciprocus is a Singapore-based M&A advisory boutique. The word “Reciprocus” is the Latin word of origin for “Reciprocity” which is a core principle of Reciprocus and embodies the spirit in which it approaches transactions for the mutual benefit of all parties involved. The firm’s mission is to advise investors and companies on cross-border growth acceleration throughout Asia Pacific by relying on local expertise and ensuring transparency when executing.