Nominees are selected based on their performance across multiple exams in the PRM certification program. Each nominee scored in the top quantile on at least three of the four exams required to attain the PRM.
The nominees include:
Li-Ming Chen, Taipei Fubon Bank, Taipei, Taiwan
Kristian Greisen, Nykredit Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sian Hwee Ong, Reuters Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Konstantin Tsukker, Algorithmics, Toronto, Canada
Sau Kei Li, HSBC Life (International) Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Vinayak Kamat, HSBC Software India Private Limited, Pune, India
Zoubair Kachri, LSE Space E&O AG, Greifenberg, Germany
Ashish Srivastava, Reliance Asset Mgmt (S'pore) Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Tomasz Kubiak, Banking - Bank Pekao SA, Warsaw, Poland
Aviel Yukelson, Gutmark, Radtke & Company AG, Frankfurt, Germany
Graeme West, Financial Modelling Agency, Parktown North, South Africa
Roman Jarocki, KPMG, London, United Kingdom
Bjoern Huether, VersAM Versicherungs-Assetmanagement GmbH, Muenster, Germany
"The PRM certification exam process distinguishes the best risk professionals globally and these nominees represent the best of the best," said David R. Koenig, Executive Director of PRMIA. "Once again, the list of nominees is diverse geographically, demonstrating the global influence of the risk management practice and the PRM certification's place as the global standard for risk managers."
The nominees are now required to submit answers to essay questions that will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of academic and industry professionals. From these essay reviews, finalists for the PRM Candidate of the Year Award will be chosen. The finalists then move onto the next stage of evaluation, which includes personal interviews.
Past winners of the PRM Candidate of the Year Award include:
* Elizabeth Castagna, Assoc. Director Investment Compliance, Fidelity Int'l, Bermuda
* Rene Sanda, Director of Risk Management, Banco do Brasil, Brazil
* Tan You Leong, Business Manager, Group Risk Management, Singapore
* Francois Bourdon, Quantitative Strategist, Fiera Capital, Canada
The PRM Candidate of the Year Award winner will be announced in May 2007.
About PRMIA and the PRM
PRMIA is the Professional Risk Managers' International Association. A non-profit, member-led organization, PRMIA is dedicated to advancing high global standards of risk management through dialog and collaboration. PRMIA has over 40,000 members in 60 chapters and more than 175 countries around the world. PRMIA offers the only globally-endorsed Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification program. Over 1,900 candidates in more than 90 countries are currently pursuing the PRM designation, more countries than any other risk certification program. More information can be found at www.PRMIA.org.
