FERMA board changes announced

A series of board changes have been announced by the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA).

Isabel Martinez, a member of the Spanish risk management association AGERS, has become a board member - replacing Igor Mikhaylov who has resigned because of work commitments.

Martinez had been elected a board substitute at the FERMA annual general meeting in June 2012.

She is Head of the Finance and Marketing department for the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she is responsible for risk management, management and financial accounts, financing decisions and project advisory.

Martinez is also a senior lecturer in corporate finance at the university’s school of business and economics. She has a PhD in business and economics from the Complutense University in Madrid and has studied in the US and UK.

She said: “It is not only a great honour to become a FERMA board member, but also a great responsibility for me and for AGERS. My goal is to contribute with a new risk management vision that joins professional practice with instruction and research at the highest academic level. These skills are developing in areas such as risk management, continuity management and emergency management, as well as corporate finance.”

FERMA President Jorge Luzzi said: “We welcome Isabel to the FERMA board and look forward to the contribution that she can make from her strong academic background. We also thank Igor for his time and enthusiasm and wish him our best for the future.”

One of FERMA’s two vice presidents, Julia Graham, has now finished her two-year mandate. Michel Dennery continues as vice president, and Alessandro De Felice has become the second vice president. Graham continues as a FERMA Board member.