Philadelphia,
PA (March 7, 2017) —
RMA Chair Helga Houston to Address RMA's 11th Annual Governance, Compliance,
and Operational Risk Conference regarding M&A transactions’ impact on the
risk profile, the importance of risk management in M&A activities, and the
challenges of merger integration.
Top banking
industry experts will discuss their views on cyber resiliency and third-party
risk management, with an emphasis on the role of culture, at GCOR XI. The Risk
Management Association's 11th annual Governance, Compliance, and Operational
Risk Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, Mass., April 4-5,
2017.
Helga Houston,
chief risk officer, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, will present her keynote
address, “A Risk Perspective on M&A Transactions and Post-Merger
Integration” at 9:30 a.m. on April 4.
Dean Yoost, author
of the RMA-published A Director’s Voyage
Through Risk Management, will also be a keynote speaker, sharing insights
to help board members thrive amid demands such as the need for boards to
provide a “credible challenge” to management, help set the tone from the top,
and have a better understanding of the financial services industry.
The conference
will also feature sessions on topics such as the three lines of defense;
scenario analysis; risk appetite; and the implementation of the new incentive
compensation rule; along with multiple cyber and third-party risk discussions.
"Managing inherent
risks in vendor and third-party relationships has become important, as vendors provide
access to cyber attacks and engage in other conduct giving rise to operational
risk to financial institutions," said Edward J. DeMarco, Jr., RMA's
General Counsel and Director of Operational Risk.
For more
information and to register, visit www.rmahq.org/gcorxi.
About RMA
Founded in 1914, The Risk Management Association is a not-for-profit, member-driven
professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk
management principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an
enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk
and operational risk. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RMA has
2,500 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank
financial institutions. They are represented in the Association by 18,000
individuals located throughout North America, Europe, Australia and
Asia/Pacific.
Media Contacts
Stephen Krasowski, skrasowski@rmahq.org,
215-446-4095
Frank Devlin, fdevlin@rmahq.org,
215-446-4137