Media release
London 07 December 2011

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has announced that Richard Anderson has been elected chairman of its board of directors with immediate effect. Anderson is Managing Director, UK at Crowe Horwath Global Risk Consulting and was previously IRM deputy chairman.

Two deputy chairs have also been elected. They are Chris Charman, independent risk consultant and Alyson Pepperill, Client Projects Director at Oval Insurance Broking.

IRM Chief Executive Steve Fowler said “We are delighted to announce Richard’s election as IRM Chairman. He has been an active deputy chairman, in particular leading our recent development work on risk appetite. Likewise, Chris Charman and Alyson Pepperill have both been long standing board members and supporters of IRM. We have an effective team in place here that will take IRM forward over the coming year. “

Richard Anderson, new IRM chairman, said: “Together with Chris and Alyson, both of whom bring enormous experience to their roles, our ambition for the coming year is that, in these challenging economic times, we once again raise our game as a profession and prove our relevance to the organisations within which we all work. Boards want to know what they should be doing, they want to know what insights our Institute has to offer and above all, they want to know what difference risk management can make to their organisations. Risk management has never been more relevant.”

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Note to Editors

Richard Anderson, Chris Charman and Alyson Pepperill are available for interview. Please contact IRM on 020 7709 9808 or carolyn.williams@theirm.org to make arrangements. Photos are available on request.

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM), currently celebrating its 25th year of operation, is the world’s leading enterprise-wide risk management education Institute. We are independent, well-respected advocates of the risk profession, owned by practising risk professionals. IRM passionately believes in the importance of risk management and that investment in education and continuing professional development leads to more effective risk management. We provide qualifications, short courses and events at a range of levels from introductory to board level. IRM supports risk professionals by providing the skills and tools needed to put theory into practice in order to deal with the demands of a constantly changing, sophisticated and challenging business environment. We operate internationally with members and students in over 90 countries, drawn from a variety of risk-related disciplines and a wide range of industries in the private, third and public sectors.

The Institute of Risk Management, 6 Lloyd’s Avenue, London, EC3N 3AX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7709 9808 Fax: +44 (0)20 7709 0716 Web: www.theirm.org

For further enquiries:

Carolyn Williams
Head of Thought Leadership
The Institute of Risk Management
6 Lloyd’s Avenue, London, EC3N 3AX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7709 9808, Mobile: +44 (0)7736 900547
Email: carolyn.williams@theirm.org

Steve Fowler
Chief Executive
The Institute of Risk Management
6 Lloyd’s Avenue, London, EC3N 3AX
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7709 9808, Mobile: +44 (0)7952 257898
Email: steve.fowler@theirm.org
Web: www.theirm.org