Shamial Afzal

Founder, e-Crystal Supply Chain Services | TPRM & Supplier Management Leader | Advisory Board Member Shamial Afzal is a Third Party Risk, Supplier Management and Procurement leader with 20+ years’ experience across financial services, asset management and insurance. He has led supplier management, third-party risk and operational resilience programmes in major regulated organisations, working across procurement, risk, technology and business functions. His work spans transformation, regulatory change and supply chain resilience, with a focus on turning third party data and governance into actionable insight. Shamial is currently leading TPRM transformation in the insurance sector and is Founder of e-Crystal Supply Chain Services, supporting organisations to strengthen supplier management, risk and resilience through practitioner led expertise and technology. He also has a number of advisory board roles supporting SMEs in the UK. He is a strong advocate for practical, outcome driven third-party management, focused on simplifying complexity, leveraging data and AI, and building more resilient supply chain ecosystems.