Markis Duggan Joins AIGAS™ Advisory Board | PPCS
PPCS Announces Markis Duggan as AIGAS™ Advisory Board Member
Prime PC Services (PPCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Markis Duggan to the AIGAS™ (AI Governance Assurance Standard) Advisory Board. Markis brings deep experience in operational risk, governance, regulatory engagement, GRC software, and leadership in complex, highly regulated environments.
Markis Duggan
AIGAS™ Advisory Board Member
Group Head of Operational Risk
GRC
Regulatory Engagement
Board-Level Risk
A strategic risk and governance leader with experience across financial services, insurance, cyber security, GRC software, government, defence, and international organisations.
Why AIGAS™ Needs an Independent Advisory Board
AI is already embedded across the accounting technology stack – from bookkeeping platforms to tax software, payroll, analytics, document automation, and client communication tools. But whilst adoption is accelerating, governance has not kept pace.
This is the gap AIGAS™ is designed to solve.
From the outset, PPCS has been clear on one principle: AIGAS™ must not be a vendor-led or commercially biased framework. For it to be trusted by accountants, regulators, insurers, and clients alike, it must be:
- ✓Independent in its thinking
- ✓Grounded in real-world risk and governance practice
- ✓Practical for firms of all sizes
- ✓Aligned with recognised governance principles and global standards such as ISO 42001
The AIGAS™ Advisory Board exists to ensure exactly that. It brings together experienced professionals from across technology, accounting, operational risk, regulation, cyber security, and governance – individuals who understand how frameworks work when they are tested in real organisations.
Introducing Markis Duggan
We are delighted to welcome Markis Duggan to the board. Markis brings a powerful combination of operational risk leadership, governance experience, regulatory engagement, GRC product expertise, and strategic advisory experience.
He is currently Group Head of Operational Risk for the Paratus Group of Companies, an energy price insurance business based in Mayfair. In that role, he has been responsible for establishing risk and governance capability across the business, including regulatory engagement, risk frameworks, committee structures, and operational oversight.
Markis’s career highlights include:
- ✓Group Head of Operational Risk at Paratus Group of Companies
- ✓Former Executive Director in Goldman Sachs’ Risk Division
- ✓Experience implementing GRC, controls, ESG, IT compliance, and risk management solutions
- ✓Leadership experience across the British Army, government, NATO, and UN environments
Markis Duggan — Full Bio
Markis Duggan is a strategic adviser and senior risk leader specialising in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). He has a proven record of delivering enterprise-level risk frameworks and governance strategies across regulated environments, with experience spanning financial services, insurance, cyber security, government, defence, and international organisations.
He is currently Group Head of Operational Risk for the Paratus Group of Companies, where he has been responsible for establishing the operational risk programme across the business, including enterprise risk management, governance structures, regulatory engagement, and committee reporting across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Prior to this, Markis was an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs’ Risk Division, where he worked across operational risk, risk metrics, management briefings, regulatory functions, and board-level reporting. He has also held senior GRC roles at AuditBoard and Immersive Labs, working on risk management, cyber security compliance, controls, ESG, and GRC software implementation for highly regulated organisations.
Markis also brings extensive leadership experience from the British Army, including roles involving operational analysis, contingency planning, government engagement, crisis management, and high-pressure decision-making. His background includes briefing senior government, military, diplomatic, and international stakeholders, including within UN and NATO environments.
He holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Battlespace Technology from Cranfield University, and a BSc (Hons) in Experimental Physics and Chemistry. He has also served on the Maynooth Alumni Advisory Board and has advised at senior levels across government and industry.
Group Head of Operational Risk
AI governance must be practical, risk-based, and capable of standing up to scrutiny. Accounting firms need frameworks that help them move forward confidently — not paperwork for its own sake, but governance that improves decision-making, resilience, and trust.
Why This Matters for Accounting Firms
The accounting profession is entering a period where AI capability will directly affect firm value, client service, operational efficiency, and risk exposure.
But with that comes new questions:
- ▸How do firms evidence AI governance to clients, regulators, insurers, and professional bodies?
- ▸How do they manage operational risk when AI is embedded inside tools they do not directly control?
- ▸How do they balance innovation with professional responsibility, client confidentiality, and resilience?
AIGAS™ is being built to provide clear, practical answers to those questions – not through theory, but through real-world, implementable frameworks.
Markis’s experience in operational risk, GRC software, regulatory engagement, governance design, and high-pressure leadership will help ensure AIGAS™ remains both credible and usable.
Building Something That Lasts
The long-term vision for AIGAS™ is not just a certification – it is a living standard, shaped by practitioners, evolving with technology, and grounded in the operational realities of accounting firms.
The Advisory Board is central to that vision. It ensures that AIGAS™:
- ➤Maintains independence from any single vendor or commercial influence
- ➤Reflects real operational and governance challenges faced by firms
- ➤Stands up to scrutiny from insurers, regulators, professional bodies, and clients
- ➤Continues to evolve as AI capabilities and risks develop
Interested in Joining the AIGAS™ Advisory Board?
We are continuing to build out the AIGAS™ Advisory Board with a small number of carefully selected individuals. We are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with experience in:
Accounting & Professional Standards
Operational Risk
Regulation & Compliance
GRC & Assurance
If you believe you can contribute to shaping the future of AI governance in the accounting profession, we would welcome a conversation.
Please get in touch:
hello@ppcs.uk
PPCS
PPCS specialises in cybersecurity and governance for accounting firms, helping practices implement Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, and now AI governance through AIGAS™.
Our focus is simple: practical, achievable frameworks that improve resilience, build trust, and enable growth.
Chair, AIGAS™ Advisory Board