RIMS Names David Arick President

The Risk Management Society (RIMS) announced that David Arick will lead the society as president in 2024.

For more than 35 years, Mr. Arick has worked in the risk management and insurance field, beginning his career in claim services at Nationwide Insurance in Columbus and progressing through risk management positions at Abbott Laboratories, Banc One Corporation, Emerson Electric, and General Electric before joining International Paper, where he currently serves as assistant treasurer. He oversees the organization's captive insurance program, risk financing, property loss prevention, and claims management.

"To truly tap risk management's limitless potential, individually, we must be bold and dive into uncharted professional waters. My priority as RIMS President is to ensure that the society continues to deliver opportunities, resources, networking, events, and so much more to empower the risk community to confidently dive into the unknown and advance risk management globally," said Mr. Arick.

He believes that risk management is at a crossroads and urges member of the risk community to leave their comfort zones, sharpen their skills, and set their collective goals even higher.

Mr. Arick has been actively involved in RIMS throughout his career, initially as an officer and board member for the Central Ohio and St. Louis RIMS chapters. He then served in Society roles as a member of the RIMS International Committee, chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee, and a member of the External Affairs Committee. He joined the RIMS Board of Directors in 2019, serving as the society's secretary in 2021, its treasurer in 2022, and vice president in 2023.

Other RIMS 2024 officers include Kristen Peed, head of corporate risk, Sequoia, as vice president; Kevin Bates, group head of risk and insurance, Lendlease, as treasurer; and Manuel Padilla, president of risk management and insurance, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, as secretary.