November 28, 2011

PRMIA New York Announces Additions to the NY Steering Committee

During the past few months the New York Steering Committee has grown to include the following new members. We are proud to welcome them, and look forward to their contributions to the PRMIA New York chapter.

Qi Fu
Qi Fu is currently completing a M.S. in Operations Research at Columbia University. Qi has a broad range of talents and experience in business development, client communication and quantitative analysis. Prior to joining Columbia, Qi spent four years in a highly visible role at Andrew Kalotay Associates, an industry leading fixed-income analytics firm. He spearheaded Kalotay’s sales and marketing efforts, oversaw press relations, and supported the firm’s president with managing senior-level relationships. On the analytical side, he was credited with integrating the firm’s MBS model to real world market conditions by independently developing a calibration process to provide accurate risks.

Robert Iommazzo
Robert Iommazzo is a co-founder of SEBA International and currently the Managing Partner of the Firm’s Global Financial Services practice with an emphasis on Risk, Finance & Analytics search work. He is regarded as an expert within these functions across the global banking sector and is responsible for managing client relationships as well as leading assignments across the Americas, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Hank Prybylski
Hank Prybylski is Ernst & Young LLP’s Americas Financial Services Office Advisory Leader and Global Financial Services Risk Management practice leader. He has over 20 years of experience serving top-tier institutions within the financial services industry and in his role as the FSO Advisory leader oversees more than 2,000 professionals across Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance and Asset Management. In addition to these responsibilities Prybylski also manages partners located across the world’s major financial centers who oversee teams of risk management and regulatory compliance professionals.

Sameer Sirdeshpande
Sameer Sirdeshpande is currently the Senior Vice President of Risk Management at Jeffries & Company, where he directs front-to-back program management and technology strategy for enterprise-level risk management, evaluates vendor partners, build/buy decisions and directs the firm’s strategic risk architecture. He has an extensive background in IT development, business analysis, strategy consulting and technology management in both the IT as well as the business organization hierarchies.

Jan Voigts
Jan Voigts is an Assistant Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), with over 32 years of experience in central banking and bank supervision. Mr. Voigts has led numerous investigations, and has contributed directly to the formation of laws and regulations. He has also served on international technical assistance missions for foreign central banks and foreign regulators including the Central Bank of Iraq. Apart from recognition awards at the FRBNY, Mr. Voigts is the first examiner in the history of the Federal Reserve System to receive a Chairman’s Award for meritorious service to the Federal Reserve System. Having been stationed at Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis in 2008, he currently serves as the Deputy Central Point of Contact (CPC) for Morgan Stanley.

Don Wesnofske
Don Wesnofske is an executive advisor and financial services industry leader in the practice areas of Governance, Finance, Risk, and Compliance. His experience includes positions as a Chief Financial Officer, a Financial (Credit & Market) Risk Officer, an Operational Risk Officer, and an Operations and Information Technology (IT&O) Officer. Don is a subject matter expert in enterprise finance and risk integration, convergence, and transformation embracing architecture frameworks, aggregation processes, data agendas, deep analytics, compliance analysis, and validation and testing regimes that support identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, analytics, reporting, and mitigation.

We are also very pleased to welcome Peter O. Davis to the Chapter Advisory Board.
Peter Davis is a Principal in Ernst & Young LLP's Americas Financial Services Office (FSO) where he co- leads its US Financial Services Risk Management practice. Peter works extensively with global financial institutions in the enhancement of their risk management capabilities and in addressing new and evolving regulatory standards. For the past 15 years, Peter has led Ernst & Young’s credit risk management and capital management services, including services related to the advanced regulatory standards under Basel II/III. Peter coordinates globally on Ernst & Young’s service offerings related to the financial reform agenda.

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October 17, 2011

PRMIA New York Perspectives on Risk Management - October 11, 2011

“Perspectives on Risk Management” Featuring Dr. Hugo Banziger of Deutsche Bank and Risk Expert Panel Discussion

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