RIMS, the risk management society, has named Julie Pemberton president for the 2016 term.
Ms. Pemberton is the director of enterprise risk and insurance management for Outerwall Inc. She has been a member of RIMS for more than 16 years and on its board of directors for six years. Previously, Ms. Pemberton served as the society's vice president and board liaison to RIMS's external affairs committee. She is a member of RIMS Chicago chapter.
“Every invention. Every startup. Every process, guideline, protocol, and standard starts with an idea,” said Ms. Pemberton. “Risk professionals' responsibilities continue to evolve and are growing within their organizations. In addition to mitigating the impact of a risk, practitioners are initiating ideas and developing solutions to not only prevent unwanted risks but to embrace and enable risk taking that optimizes business growth.
“As RIMS 62nd president, I look forward to helping this society focus on the future, ensuring that we continue to advance and convert ideas into valuable resources that support the world's risk management community.”
The officers on the RIMS board of directors for 2016 are:
- President: Julie C. Pemberton, ARM; Director, Enterprise Risk and Insurance Management, Outerwall Inc.;
- Vice President: Nowell R. Seaman, CIP, CRM; Director, Global Risk Management, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.;
- Treasurer: Jennifer Santiago, ARM; Director of Insurance, Novartis Corporation; and
- Secretary: Steve Pottle, CIP, CRM; Director, Risk Management Services, York University.
New board members are:
- Emily Cummins, CPA, CPCU, CISSP, ARM, ARE; Managing Director of Tax and Risk Management, National Rifle Association;
- Barry Dillard, Director, Claims Management, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US; and
- Laura Langone, Senior Director, Global Risk Management and Insurance, PayPal, Inc. Holdings.
Incumbent board members are:
- Gordon Adams, Risk Management, Servco Pacific Inc.;
- Gloria Brosius, Corporate Risk Manager, Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings;
- Robert Cartwright, Jr., CRM; Safety and Health Manager, Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC;
- Richard J. Roberts, Jr., RF, ALCM, ARM, ARME, CPCU; Director of Risk Management and Employee Benefits, Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. (Ex-Officio);
- Janet Stein, Director, Risk Management & Insurance, University of Calgary; and
- Robert Zhang, China Risk and Compliance Manager, IKEA (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Learn more: www.RIMS.org.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].