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About Us
Unlocking Market Access
Compliance & Risks provides global companies with the tools, insights, and expertise to build safe, sustainable products. With two decades of experience, we help monitor, assess, and prove compliance, protecting your brand and driving growth in an evolving regulatory landscape.
In Numbers
2002
Founded In
160
People on the team
28
Languages spoken
Our History Timeline
2023
March 2023
Launch of ESG Solution To Help Global Brands Meet Regulatory Obligations
With the increased scrutiny on climate change and greenwashing, we launched a new ESG Solution to help global organizations meet new regulatory obligations.
March 2023
Compliance & Risks Seek EEE Manufacturers to Partake in Research Study for EU Commission funded Project Scandere
Compliance & Risks today announces its partnership with EU Commission funded Project Scandere, focused on examining the potential of product-as-a-service (PaaS) models to better execute and promote a sustainable, circular economy.
February 2023
Compliance & Risks & WFSGI Launch Mastering Labelling Compliance Series
Compliance & Risks and The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announces the launch of their “Mastering Labelling Compliance” fireside chat series.
2022
February 2022
C&R Partners with ICPHSO to Support 2022 Student Mentorship Programme
Announcing the sponsorship of this year’s ICPHSO Student Mentorship Programme.
2021
September 2021
Winner of Best Flexible Working Strategy
Up against stiff competition, our team were the proud winners of ‘Best Flexible Working Strategy’ category at the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2021.
July 2021
Strategic Investment from Luminate Capital Partners
After a significant investment from Luminate Capital Partners, we began our drive for rapid growth and investment in our platform, people and services.
April 2021
Launch of Evidence Module in C2P
In order to help clients to achieve, maintain and demonstrate compliance for all products in all markets, we introduced the Evidence Module to further enhance C2P’s holistic approach to the industry’s challenges.
2020
2020
C2P contains 60,000 regulations over 40 regulatory topics
C2P contains the world’s most comprehensive database of product compliance coverage, with over 60,000 regulations, standards and related documents across 40 regulatory topics.
2019
September 2019
Named in 50 Innovative Companies to Watch 2019
Further recognition of our progress came in 2019 from Silicon Review when we were named in this highly competitive category.
August 2019
Standards Module launched in C2P
The C2P Standards Module was launched, providing search, discovery, analysis and full-text access to standards in a single platform, ‘live linked’ to regulations and product requirements.
January 2019
Recognized in Top 20 Most Promising Compliance Technology Solutions Providers List
CIO Review Magazine recognised us as one of the Top 20 Most Promising Compliance Technology Solutions Providers in the world.
2018
April 2018
Shortlisted for EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Founder, Damien McGovern, is shortlisted for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
March 2018
WFSGI Compliant Labelling Requirements Database is launched
Partnering with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), we developed the WFSGI Compliant Labelling Requirements (CLR) Database, providing global information on labelling requirements for the sporting goods industry.
2017
2017
Listed In Top 10 Fastest Growing Compliance Companies
Named as one of the top 10 fastest growing compliance companies by Silicon Review, a trusted community for business and technology professionals.
2016
2016
Harnessing the power of machine learning
Advances in technology innovation sees machine learning adopted in C2P, leveraging algorithms to predict the likelihood of proposed regulation coming into force with 95% accuracy.
2013
2013
Working with INTERPOL and United Nations University to crack down on e-Waste illegal trade
Compliance & Risks began working on the Countering WEEE Illegal Trade (CWIT) project with INTERPOL, United Nations University and other partners to provide a set of recommendations to support the European Commission and law enforcement agencies in countering the illegal trade of e-Waste in and from Europe.
2012
2012
Market Access Advisory service is launched
Our bespoke advisory service is launched to support clients in understanding and achieving their compliance obligations around the globe.
2011
2011
C2P contains 11,000 regulations
Extensive work by our in house team sees our regulatory content grow to over 11,000 regulations, standards and related documents.
2010
2010
Compliance & Risks reaches the 100 client mark
Increasingly popular and trusted within the industry, we signed our 100th client.
2005
2005
C2P piloted by a bluechip consumer brand
We landed our first large, blue chip, multinational consumer brand, successfully proving C2P’s capabilities for the first time at scale.
2002
2002
Compliance & Risks is founded
Built on the simple idea that there was a better way to assess the risks and opportunities in changing product regulation, we created the C2P platform to help manage and navigate the world of compliance.
- Leadership Team
- The Board
Meet Our Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team spans the US and EMEA and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Compliance & Risks.
With extensive industry and specialist experience in their field their goal is to enable the growth of our business to retain our position as the market leader in market access and product compliance solutions.
Joe Skulski
CEO
As CEO of Compliance & Risks Joe leads the company to fulfill our ambitions of being the world leade..
Joe Skulski
CEO
As CEO of Compliance & Risks Joe leads the company to fulfill our ambitions of being the world leader in market access solutions.
He is responsible for the corporate direction, strategy and M&A activity enabling the executive team to drive innovation in everything we do.
Joe has degrees in Materials Science and Industrial Technology as well as a Masters in Business Administration.
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Craig Witt
CRO
As CRO for the company Craig is responsible for all of the processes that generate revenue for C&R, ..
Craig Witt
CRO
As CRO for the company Craig is responsible for all of the processes that generate revenue for C&R, connecting revenue-related functions from marketing, sales, customer success and revenue operations.
He has over 30+ years’ experience as an Executive Revenue Operator who has driven accelerated revenue growth on a global scale for B2B technology companies.
A graduate from Millikin University, he has a BA in Accounting. Outside of C&R Craig enjoys the beautiful weather of southeast Florida spending time with his family and fitting in a little golf.
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Ruth Buckley
CFO
A growth oriented financial leader with diverse international experience, Ruth Buckley is the Chief ..
Ruth Buckley
CFO
A growth oriented financial leader with diverse international experience, Ruth Buckley is the Chief Financial Officer at Compliance & Risks, where she leads the company’s finance and legal functions.
Prior to Compliance & Risks, Ruth spent seventeen years in the technology industry and most recently served as CFO at Labster.
Outside of work, Ruth loves to travel, enjoys skiing and spending time with family. Ruth is a Certified Public Accountant and developed her career foundation through undergraduate (European studies) and postgraduate (Business and Financial Information Systems) degrees at University College Cork in Ireland.
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Danny Cassidy
VP OF sales
Also based in the Cork Headquarters, Danny is an Engineer with a 20+ year career spanning Software D..
Danny Cassidy
VP OF sales
Also based in the Cork Headquarters, Danny is an Engineer with a 20+ year career spanning Software Development, Professional Services, Sales and Sales Management.
Before joining Compliance & Risks, he worked in the Fintech and Financial Services Industry, having spent time with Finastra and Vista PE.
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Aisling Lane
COO
Aisling Lane, Chief Operations Officer, is responsible for managing all aspects of operations and bu..
Aisling Lane
COO
Aisling Lane, Chief Operations Officer, is responsible for managing all aspects of operations and business lines in the US and Europe, Aisling supports the provision of products and services for both existing and new clients. Based in the Cork headquarters, she oversees the delivery of Customer Value through the provision of content, professional services, technical implementations and support for all Customers.
Prior to Compliance & Risks, Aisling held senior roles with SITEL, Telstra and CareChoice and has extensive expertise in scaling operations to meet the demands of growing business. With over 25 years experience in operations, finance, staff development and process improvement, she has worked in sectors such as Business Process Outsourcing, Technology, Telecommunications and Health Care in Australia and Ireland.
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Matt Kuo
Chief product officer
Matt has a long history working with SaaS and content companies in different product roles. Matt joi..
Matt Kuo
Chief product officer
Matt has a long history working with SaaS and content companies in different product roles. Matt joins C&R with experience at former Luminate portfolio company AutoQuotes (AQ). At AQ, Matt lead the intersection of content and context on their platform utilizing Jobs To Be Done as a framework to drive growth.
Before AQ, Matt’s product experience includes Urjanet, Kabbage, CNN, Apple and IBM.
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Sandra Coombes
HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
Sandra is a commercial HRM leader with a passion for growth, positive culture & employee engagement…
Sandra Coombes
HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
Sandra is a commercial HRM leader with a passion for growth, positive culture & employee engagement.
Before joining Compliance & Risks, Sandra operated a leading HR consultancy practice in Ireland. She has also held various HR positions in Lotus Development (IBM), EMC/Dell, Graphite HRM and Marks & Spencer Plc at management level in the UK and Ireland.
Sandra has lectured and developed course material for HRM and Organisational Development subjects for various university degree programmes.
Sandra’s motto is to spend time looking for people’s diverse qualities because that’s what makes a good team great.
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Eric Farr
CTO
Eric is a technologist and teambuilder, scaling software systems through modern cloud technologies a..
Eric Farr
CTO
Eric is a technologist and teambuilder, scaling software systems through modern cloud technologies and scaling teams with agile DevOps practices.
Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, Eric was CTO Autoquotes (acquired by Revalize), a SaaS platform that turned aggregated content into value.
He also led Engineering for predictive analytics provider EagleEye (acquired by Guidewire), field service SaaS platform WorkWave, and mobility solution provider Agentek.
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Meet Our Board
Our Board of Directors have extensive experience leading and scaling B2B SaaS technology businesses. With our strategic investor Luminate Capital Partners they are helping drive our next phase of accelerated growth.
Hollie Moore Haynes
Hollie serves on the boards at C&R. Hollie is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Luminate Capi..
Hollie Moore Haynes
Hollie serves on the boards at C&R. Hollie is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Luminate Capital Partners and is based in San Francisco, CA.
Prior to founding Luminate, Hollie focused on software private equity investing at Silver Lake. Earlier in her career she worked in private equity at Hellman & Friedman and in investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co.
She graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Economics and received an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Mark Haidet
Mark serves on the board of Compliance & Risks, and previously served on the boards of AMTdirect, Au..
Mark Haidet
Mark serves on the board of Compliance & Risks, and previously served on the boards of AMTdirect, AutoQuotes, Oversight Systems, and StarCompliance.
Mark is an Operating Partner at Luminate Capital Partners and is based in Atlanta, GA.
Prior to Luminate, Mark founded and served as CEO of Orderly, a restaurant technology company and co-founded the restaurant group Takorea. He was also a founding partner of Actuate Partners, a technology investment group and advisor to Silver Lake.
Mark received his B.S. in Accounting at Miami University.
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Dave Ulrich
Dave serves on the boards of Compliance & Risks, Axonify, Conexiom, Quantivate, StarCompliance, Thou..
Dave Ulrich
Dave serves on the boards of Compliance & Risks, Axonify, Conexiom, Quantivate, StarCompliance, Thought Industries and Fintech (observer), and previously served on the board of AutoQuotes.
He is a Partner at Luminate Capital Partners and is based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Luminate, Dave was an investment professional at Mainsail Partners.
Dave received his M.A. in Finance and his B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College.
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Joe Skulski
As CEO of Compliance & Risks Joe leads the company to fulfill our ambitions of being the world leade..
Joe Skulski
As CEO of Compliance & Risks Joe leads the company to fulfill our ambitions of being the world leader in market access solutions.
He is responsible for the corporate direction, strategy and M&A activity enabling the executive team to drive innovation in everything we do.
Joe has degrees in Materials Science and Industrial Technology as well as a Masters in Business Administration.
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Ruth Buckley
A growth oriented financial leader with diverse international experience, Ruth Buckley is the Chief ..
Ruth Buckley
A growth oriented financial leader with diverse international experience, Ruth Buckley is the Chief Financial Officer at Compliance & Risks, where she leads the company’s finance and legal functions.
Prior to Compliance & Risks, Ruth spent seventeen years in the technology industry and most recently served as CFO at Labster.
Outside of work, Ruth loves to travel, enjoys skiing and spending time with family. Ruth is a Certified Public Accountant and developed her career foundation through undergraduate (European studies) and postgraduate (Business and Financial Information Systems) degrees at University College Cork in Ireland.
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Our People
Our culture and people are at the heart of our success. Our high retention rates give an indication of the supportive environment we work in, alongside our encouraged career progression possibilities. The stability and reliability of our service are two standing pillars our clients have come to appreciate when working with us.
We are always growing our team. Find out if we have a role that’s right for you.
Our ESG Pledge
Our mission is to help ensure global companies have the tools to build safe, sustainable, products in a world full of change.
We are dedicated to being a socially and environmentally responsible business and conduct our business with integrity, living by our core values; trust, innovation, winning together, and respect.