IMF Managing Director Appoints Romy Bowers as Director of the Office of Risk Management
October 27, 2023
Washington, DC: Kristalina Georgieva,
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today
her intention to appoint Ms. Romy Bowers as Director of the Office of Risk
Management (ORM). Ms. Bowers will succeed Brenda Boultwood and is expected
to take up her appointment on January 8, 2024.
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Romy Bowers as Director of
the Office of Risk Management,” Ms. Georgieva said. “I have informed the
Executive Board of my intention to proceed with this appointment.”
Ms. Bowers, a Canadian national, brings to the Fund more than 20 years of
experience in both the public and private sectors. For the past three
years, she has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s
Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)—a public agency managing over
US$250 billion in assets—where her talent and skills in risk management
were essential in safeguarding the agency’s balance sheet and in delivering
Canada’s National…
