Non-executive · Advisory · Fractional

Board and fractional roles

I bring a chartered accountant's rigour and 25+ years in finance and insurance to the board table. That means I can talk risk scenarios, capital and culture in the same meeting, and translate between them.

Add to that my experience as a Chief Sustainability Officer, and I can help boards navigate a fast-changing ESG landscape, from exposure, disclosure and regulation to strengthening the strategy around it.

Gabrielle Durisch on a leadership panel in London

How I can help

Non-executive and advisory

Sustainability, risk and audit committees; insurance and financial services boards.

Fractional Chief Sustainability Officer

Strategy, disclosure readiness, and turning sustainability into products and partnerships.

Board and leadership coaching

Leadership, board, one-to-one and team coaching through GCD Coaching and the O.C.Me framework.

Governance experience

  • Board member, UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (2025)
  • Board of Trustees and Risk and Audit Committee, Humanity Insured (2024–2026), a UK-based charity that subsidises insurance to help close protection gaps

Credentials

25+ years

Finance, claims, underwriting and sustainability at Deloitte, KPMG, Zurich Insurance and Allianz Commercial

Chief Sustainability Officer

Led sustainability for Allianz Commercial globally, across customer solutions, governance and operations

Industry recognition

Business Insurance Woman to Watch EMEA, 2023

Qualifications

FCA, ICAEW · BSc Geology, University of Edinburgh · Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

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