 Sean Graham Managing Director, Assured Support Graham is Assured Support's managing director. He specialises in financial services law, compliance and risk management. In addition to consulting and policy roles with Suncorp, BT, ASFA and Mills Oakley Lawyers, Sean has held senior executive roles with Millennium3 Financial Services Group, CBA and CFS.
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