Exchange Ideas

PRMIA NEWS

News and information from industry's higher standard in risk associations.

 

« PRM Exam Volume Sets Record in March | Main | Over 600 Attend PRMIA/SOA/CAS Enterprise Risk Management Symposium »

April 11, 2006

PRM Candidate of the Year Finalists and Award of Merit Winners Named

April 11, 2005 – The Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) today announced the winners of the 2006 PRM Award of Merit and the finalists for the 2006 PRM Candidate of the Year Award.

The finalists for the PRM Candidate of the Year Award were selected by a committee of academic and professional leaders from around the globe based on their performance on the exams of the Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification program and their responses to a set of essay questions about risk management. The finalists named today are:

Elizabeth Castagna, Fidelity International, Pembroke, Bermuda
Dominik Dersch, HypoVereinsbank Munchen, Munich, Germany
Heng Wee Tan, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, Singapore
Rafal Lerski, BPS S.A., Warszawa, Poland
Michael Thiergen, HypoVereinsbank, Munich, Germany

In addition to naming the finalist for the 2006 PRM Candidate of the Year Award, PRMIA announced that the following holders of the PRM designation have been awarded

the 2006 PRM Award of Merit for their performance on the exams of the program:

George Bonne, KLA-Tencor, San Jose, United States of America
Lise Estelle Brault, PSP Investments, Montreal, Canada
Tamara Burden, Milliman, Chicago, United States of America
Michael Ege, Munich Re Group, Munich, Germany
Markus Hirschberger, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management, Munich, Germany
Kanat Khussainov, TuranAlem Securities, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Szilard Pafka, Paycom.net LLC, Marina del Rey, United States of America
Vishnu Ramachandran, Dun and Bradstreet Information Services India Private Limited, Thane, India
Scott Warner, London, United Kingdom
Julian Wasik, Poznan University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Ho Kei Yee, JPMorgan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Guerman Zoubarev, Cascade Aerospace, Abbotsford, Canada
The committee members who selected the finalists include:

Oscar McCarthy, Risk Manager, Group Treasury, Lloyds TSB Bank, London, (Deputy Regional Director, PRMIA London)
Andrzej Kulik, Director, BRE Bank, Warsaw, (PRMIA Board of Directors, Regional Director, PRMIA Warsaw)
Hilary Till, Principal, Premia Capital Management, LLC, Chicago, (PRMIA Chicago Steering Committee)
Francois Bourdon, Quantitative Strategist, Fiera Capital, Montreal, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Tan You Leong, Risk Analyst, OCBC Bank, Singapore, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Rene Sanda, Treasurer, Banco do Brasil, New York, (2005 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Sunando Roy, Asst Adviser, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, (Regional Director, PRMIA Mumbai)
Karina Carrero, BRS Manager, Ernst & Young: Business Risk Services, Caracas, (Regional Director, PRMIA Venezuela)
Linda Kreitzman, Director, Haas School of Business, Berkeley, (PRMIA Academic Advisory Council)
Anastasia Marina, Principal Risk Consultant, SunGard Asia Pacific, Makati City, (Regional Director, PRMIA Philippines)
Elizabeth Sheedy, Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Sydney, (PRMIA Academic Advisory Council)
Kalok Chan, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School, Hong Kong, (PRMIA Academic Advisory Council)
Rudi Zagst, Professor, Munich University of Technology, Munich, (PRMIA Academic Advisory Council)
Ng Kah Hwa, Director, National University of Singapore, Singapore, (PRMIA Academic Advisory Council)

The winner of the PRM Candidate of the Year Award will be announced on April 24th at the 2006 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium in Chicago.

About PRMIA and the PRMTM

PRMIA is the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association. Formed in January of 2002, PRMIA is the premier meeting place of the risk profession with more than 60 chapters around the world and over 30,000 members from more than 165 countries. A non-profit, member-led association of professionals, PRMIA is dedicated to advancing the standards of the profession worldwide through the free exchange of ideas. PRMIA offers the only globally endorsed Professional Risk Manager (PRMTM) certification program, pursued by over 1,600 active candidates from more than 85 countries, more than any other risk certification program. More information can be found at www.PRMIA.org.

Posted by dkoenig at April 11, 2006 11:34 PM

Comments

Post a comment




Remember Me?


What can I do with PRMIA online?