PAUL PIAZZA Vice president, risk management Honeywell International Morristown, NJ
Paul Piazza has been with home products manufacturer Honeywell International for 11 years, serving as vice president of corporate risk management as well as assistant treasurer. He oversees the company’s global property & casualty programs, which include two captives, management/financial lines and several liability programs for the company’s various operations, including aviation, nuclear, environmental, marine/transit and professional services. Piazza and his team are also responsible for M&A due diligence and the placement of representation and warranty policies. Piazza started out in insurance as an underwriter and claims professional at AIG before taking on risk management positions in various companies, including Hilton Hotels and Barnes & Noble.
SALLY DETTER Director, risk management GPS Hospitality Atlanta, GA
Sally Detter manages all aspects of the property & casualty program, claims management, safety and loss control, and risk exposure analysis and mitigation for GPS Hospitality, which owns and operates more than 430 Burger King and Popeyes restaurants in 14 states across the country. Prior to her current role, Detter worked in risk management for several major corporations, including Hooters and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
ZERNAN S. ABAD Senior risk manager City of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Experienced risk management professional Zernan Abad has worked in city risk management for well over a decade, a career that has taken him across five different departments. In 2005, he took on the role of risk manager and created risk management best practices for the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. He then moved on to the risk management and audit
division of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation before taking on his current position as a senior risk manager in the city’s central risk management office, where he oversees its insurance compliance system, manages the city attorney’s Attorney Conflicts Panel Program, and provides assistance to the mayor’s office on citywide risk and liability issues. According to Abad, the city’s main risk issue for 2017 is workforce health and safety, which involves leveraging technology by implementing a risk management information system that will properly monitor the city’s risk and liability profile. “The risks to the City of LA have evolved tremendously over the past decade and in recent years,” he says. “Hazard risks are no longer the major focal point, and the city’s enterprise risk portfolio has become more diverse and complex.” Among the latest exposures facing the city, Abad highlights risks like terrorism, cyber, aircraft (use of drones), special events (LA’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics), transportation (electric vehicle ridesharing), ADA, pension, technology and increased police litigation, as well as new political risks involving the potential for federal funding removal and major immigration travel and residential policy reform.
MIKE FENLON Senior director, global risk management UPS Atlanta, GA
Mike Fenlon heads global corporate risk management for the world’s largest package delivery company, UPS, which serves more than 220 countries and territories. Since 1993, Fenlon has been responsible for a wide range of liability programs, including auto, cargo and warehouse, property, aviation, management, and general liability, as well as management of all property & casualty claims. He is also in charge of two captive insurance companies, and is a core member of the company’s Enterprise
Risk and Crisis Management Steering Committees. Fenlon has been an active member of RIMS for nearly two decades, where he has served in various capacities for the Atlanta chapter, and he is currently a member of the External Affairs Committee on the national level.
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