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RIMS Ontario Chapter Honours Valerie Fox with the 2024 Donald M. Stuart Award
Vancouver (October 8, 2024) — RIMS Ontario Chapter (ORIMS) presented the Donald M. Stuart Award to Valerie Fox, CRM, RIMS-CRMP, former Director of Risk Management & Health & Safety for NPL Canada (retired). The Donald M. Stuart award is widely recognized as Canada’s highest honour within the risk management field and, since 1979, has celebrated Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.
Throughout her 42-year career, Valerie Fox has held prominent leadership roles in risk management for a range of multinational corporations including NPL Canada, Loblaw Companies Limited, Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada, Walmart International Ltd., the Municipality of Etobicoke and others. In each of those roles she successfully integrated highly effective programs that included a myriad of critical risk strategies from claims administration and workers’ compensation to disaster and business continuity planning, and alternative risk financing solutions.
Even into her retirement Valerie continues to generously devote her time to advancing the risk management profession. For the past ten years, she has served on the Board of the ORIMS chapter and has held multiple leadership positions on RIMS Canada Council.
“Since I began my career, risks have intensified and become more complex, risk management has evolved, and the overall profession has undergone this amazing transformation,” said Valerie. “While a lot has changed, the importance of relationships, professional development, and volunteerism have remained the same. It has been a privilege to be a part of RIMS, to share my experiences, and watch my risk practicing colleagues succeed. I’m incredibly honoured to be recognized with the prestigious Donald M. Stuart Award.”
Valerie is committed to professional development and continuing education as both a life-long learner and educator. She earned the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation and RIMS-CRMP certification and credits both with enhancing her abilities to inform strategic decision-making, empower innovation, and improve business outcomes. Additionally, she continues to share her knowledge and experiences with future risk leaders by leading workshops for colleges and university students and participates at professional development events.
“Above and beyond being an exceptional risk professional, Valerie has made it her priority to give back to the profession so that the next generation of risk leaders have the support and resources to achieve their goals,” said ORIMS President Gloria Dang. “I have had the distinct privilege of volunteering alongside her and have seen her generosity and passion in action. She is an unrivaled ambassador of Canada’s risk management community and is incredibly deserving of this lifetime achievement award.”
Fred H. Bossons Award
The Fred H. Bossons Award honours the risk management professional who earns the highest average mark on the three examinations required to attain the CRM designation. This year’s winner is enterprise risk management consultant Maryam Salmasi.
The CRM designation provides risk professionals with a foundation of knowledge and skills needed to identify, assess, monitor and limit risks. The award is recognized by RIMS and awarded by GRMI.
About RIMS Canada Council
The RIMS Canada Council (RCC) is a standing committee of RIMS, the risk management society®. The RCC mission is to enhance the activities of RIMS and the practice of risk management in Canada, while representing the interests of Canadian members and their chapters.
About RIMS
RIMS, the risk management society®️, empowers risk professionals to make the world safer, more secure, and more sustainable. Through networking, professional development, certification, advocacy, and research, RIMS and its 80 chapters serves more than 200,000 risk practitioners and business leaders from over 75 countries. Founded in 1950, the Society publishes the award-winning Risk Management Magazine and produces RISKWORLD®️, the largest annual gathering of global risk professionals. RIMS embraces diversity, equity and inclusion and welcomes all risk professionals to connect and explore the online Risk Knowledge library, tune into the RIMScast podcast series, and engage via social media. To learn more, visit www.RIMS.org.
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