JOE RESTOULE

May 24, 2024, 16:16 PM

Name : JOE RESTOULE

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A strategic risk management visionary, Joe Restoule dedicated his career to identifying opportunities for the organizations he served, and to the global risk community to maximize potential, strive for greatness, and flourish. Prior to his retirement, Joe was a risk management leader at Nova Chemicals Corporation for over 20 years where he contributed to the financial success of the business by providing proactive risk analysis; motivating and assisting in cost-effective risk control; and providing long-term, stable risk financing developing leading edge solutions within a complex environment. He chaired the American Gas Association Risk Management Committee in 1997-98 and remained active in industry after his retirement as an advisor to major infrastructure projects, and through the Aegis International Risk Management Advisory Committee. Joe’s true passion was giving back to the risk management profession and empowering up-and-coming risk professionals. He served as RIMS 2009 President after holding various RIMS Board positions since 2001. Additionally, Joe was active on RIMS International and Member & Chapter Services Committees, and the Strategic Planning Task Force. Most notably was Joe’s commitment and impact on Canada’s risk management community. Joe served as Chair of RIMS Canada Council from 1997 to 2000 and co-chaired the 2006 RIMS Canada Conference. He was an active leader with the RIMS Southern Alberta Chapter, a founding member on the Board of Governors of the Institute of Risk Management, and a frequent lecturer at the University of Calgary. In 2004, Joe received the Donald M. Stuart Award, RIMS highest honor for outstanding contribution to risk management in Canada. In 2009, he was named to Treasury and Risk’s list of the 100 most influential people in finance. Joe held the CIP and CRM professional designations, as well as earning his bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Alberta. At the time of his passing in March 2024, Joe was president of the William H. McGannon Foundation, a nonprofit that he was instrumental in creating to support risk management education and advance the risk management profession in Canada through grants, educational programming, and studentfocused initiatives. Joe’s generosity and willingness to go the extra distance to create opportunities for risk professionals at all stages of their career has left an indelible mark on so many professionals’ lives and will continue to do so for years to come.