Risk professionals from all over Europe are preparing for the 2018 FERMA-Commercial Risk Europe (CRE) risk management awards and gala dinner, which will take place in Brussels on 21 November. The President of FERMA Jo Willaert and Adrian Ladbury from Commercial Risk Europe will present five excellence in risk management awards: risk manager of the year, lifetime achievement, rising star, innovative insurance programme of the year and a new category, emerging risk initiative of the year.
The finalists in the Excellence in Risk Management categories are:
Risk Manager of the Year
Philippe Cotelle, Head of Airbus Defence and Space Insurance Risk Management – AMRAE (France)
Mikhail Fedorov, Director of Risk and Internal Control, Eurasian Resources Group – RusRisk (Russia)
Alexander Mahnke, CEO Insurance, Siemens Financial Services GmbH Insurance – GVNW (Germany)
Rising Star of the Year
Gerjan Delhaas, Corporate Insurance Manager, Unilever – NARIM (Netherlands)
Sevgin Zorlucan Eke, Risk and Control Senior Manager, Assan Aluminyum – ERMA (Turkey)
Danielle Wishart, Senior Business Assurance Manager, ASOS – Airmic (UK)
Inovative Insurance Programme of the Year
Philippe Cotelle, Head of Airbus Defence and Space Insurance Risk Management – AMRAE (France)
George Ong, Head of Corporate Governance and Chief Risk Officer, Northern Ireland Water – Airmic (UK)
Emerging Risk Initiative of the Year
Gulsum Erbil, Risk Manager, Petkim Petrochemical Complex – ERMA (Turkey)
Alex Hindson, Chief Risk Officer, Argo Global – Airmic (UK)
George Ong, Head of Corporate Governance and Chief Risk Officer, Northern Ireland Water – Airmic (UK)
Risk Manager Lifetime Achievement
Carl Leeman, Chief Risk Officer, Katoen Natie – BELRIM (Belgium)
Ignacio Martinez de Baroja, Risk Manager, HISPASAT – AGERS (Spain)
Annemarie Schouw, Manager of Risk And Insurance, TATA Steel – NARIM (Netherlands)
Jo Willaert, President of FERMA, said: “This shortlist acknowledges the outstanding contribution that these individuals make to their organisations, thanks to their professionalism, innovation and expertise in managing risk. We are looking forward to the awards dinner in Brussels on 21 November to salute the winners and meet our friends and colleagues in the European risk management community.”
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