Dirk Wegener has been appointed as the next President of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA).
His election took place at the first meeting of the new board of FERMA.
Dirk, who is currently Deputy President of FERMA, will become its President at the 2019 FERMA Risk Management Forum, which will take place in Berlin between November 17-20.
He takes over from Jo Willaert, who in November will have completed four years at the helm.
“I am delighted that FERMA has chosen Dirk as my successor,” said Willaert.
“Since his first election to the Board of FERMA in 2015, he has contributed greatly to FERMA’s work and supported me as president. The commitment and leadership Dirk has shown as Board member and Deputy President will undoubtedly serve FERMA in achieving greater heights.”
Having started his career in the German insurance industry, Dirk moved into risk management with Daimler Group and then in 2012 with Deutsche Bank.
Commenting on his appointment, Dirk said, “It will be a privilege to serve as President of FERMA.”
“I have always recognised the very important role that FERMA plays in lobbying for the interests of corporate risk managers and commercial insurance buyers, and acting as a catalyst for ideas and expertise for the risk manager community.”
“That is ever more important in the age of digitalisation. The theme of the FERMA 2019 Forum, Aim for the future: entering a new dimension of risk, is a good statement of my vision for my mandate as president. I will support the profession to steadily embrace this future with confidence.”
