Julia Graham has been named as the new president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA).
Graham was elected to the role by the board of FERMA at its meeting prior to the FERMA Risk Management Forum.
She is currently director of risk management and insurance for the law firm, DLA Piper.
Graham said: “I am passionate about FERMA. My aim as president will be to take advantage of FERMA’s unique position at the centre of risk management in Europe. We have some projects already under development, such as European certification for risk managers and our 2014 Benchmarking Survey. Others will be new. I believe our role is to inspire, educate and influence, just as we have said for the forum, and that philosophy will inform my two years as president.”
Following her election, Julia thanked current president Jorge Luzzi for his contribution to FERMA over the last two years. “We have had a president who has brought his great enthusiasm for risk management to all our activities. I am delighted he is remaining on the board and will be able to share his experience with me.”
The FERMA board also elected a new vice president, Jo Willaert of the Belgian association, BELRIM, and also re-elected Michel Dennery of the French association, AMRAE.
