Ashan Goonetilleke

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Head of Risk at humm group

The Rocks, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Ashan is a seasoned risk and compliance leader with extensive experience designing and enhancing governance frameworks in the banking and insurance sectors. He currently serves as the Head of Risk at humm group, having previously held senior management roles at Macquarie Group and Avant Mutual. Colleagues describe him as dedicated and highly skilled.

Based on a review he left for a gym in Alexandria, Sydney, Ashan appears to be health-conscious and disciplined, preferring to work out in the mornings before work. This suggests he values routine and personal well-being alongside his professional responsibilities.

He has a stated passion for "making risk simple to understand" to create a culture of risk accountability.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Overcautious

Tough To Convince

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Topics They Care About

Risk Governance
He has built his career designing and enhancing risk and compliance frameworks in highly regulated industries like banking and insurance.
Simplifying Complexity
He has a stated passion for "making risk simple to understand" and helping business leaders improve their risk management practices.
Team Leadership
His social media activity indicates a focus on hiring and building supportive teams to perform assurance reviews.

Media Appearances

Ashan has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Head of Risk at humm group
5-2023 - 4-2025
Senior Manager, Risk and Compliance at Avant Mutual
1-2022 - 4-2023
Senior Manager, Frameworks and Assurance at Macquarie Group
10-2019 - 12-2021
Senior Manager, Regulatory Risk at Macquarie Group
7-2017 - 6-2018
Manager, Risk Assurance at Macquarie Group

Education

2019 - 2019
Operational Risk Manager from Professional Risk Managers (PRMIA)
2007 - 2010
Graduate Diploma from Kaplan Professional

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Insights For Selling To Ashan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ashan is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ashan

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ashan move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Ashan take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Ashan

Personality Compatibility


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