Nick Benson

Nick is the CEO of CREST International, a non-profit, overseeing the delivery of the CREST mission globally. 

Nick works with national governments, the private sector, nonprofits and academia to further the capability, capacity and consistency of the cyber service sector. Nick has a track record of building and leading teams through transformation, having previously been the Chief Operating Officer of ORX, the largest global trade association supporting operational risk management in financial services (FS). 

Before ORX Nick worked in executive roles across finance and risk management divisions at Nationwide Building Society, one of the UK's largest retail financial services providers. Nick started his career at KPMG in their IT advisory divisions in London and Sydney, also qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) in 2005.