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While many organizations understand the need for a security executive, organizations that have taken a holistic approach, have added the chief risk officer (CRO) position to evaluate all organizational risk. So, what is a chief risk officer, who makes a good candidate, where does the CRO stand organizationally within an enterprise, and what value does one add? Here are all your CRO questions answered.

Zurich Insurance Group announced that Peter Giger will join the Group on October 1, 2019, as Group Chief Risk Officer and a member of Zurich’s Executive Committee.

Visa Inc. announced that Paul D. Fabara will join Visa as Chief Risk Officer, effective Sept. 3.

Penn State has named Jennifer Santiago as its new assistant vice president of risk management and University risk officer.