DeMarco’s strong legal and business background in intellectual property and information technology will provide RMA with the legal resource it needs to move to the next level of product and service excellence.
Philadelphia, Pa. (July 5, 2006)— The Risk Management Association today announced the appointment of Edward J. DeMarco Jr. as general counsel and vice chair of RMA’s Strategic Planning Committee. The appointment is effective September 1, 2006.
DeMarco has been a partner in the Business and Finance Department of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, since 2000. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, he was a partner and co-chair of the Corporate Finance Department of Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, LLP, Philadelphia.
RMA President and CEO Maurice H. Hartigan II said that DeMarco joins RMA at a very important time. “Over the past few years RMA has expanded our product offerings to meet the evolving needs of our global membership in managing all aspects of enterprise risk. Ed DeMarco’s strong legal and business background, particularly in intellectual property and information technology matters, provides RMA with a resource needed to move to the next level of product and service excellence. He has a thorough understanding of our business and a deep admiration for the trusted role we enjoy with our membership,” said Hartigan.
DeMarco earned his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he was articles editor of the Law Journal. He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Villanova University. He is active as an author, lecturer, and moderator of topics involving corporate law, intellectual property and information technology issues. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri bar associations.
About RMA
Founded in 1914, The Risk Management Association is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk, and operational risk.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa., RMA has 3,000 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank financial institutions. They are represented in the Association by 17,000 risk management professionals who are chapter members in financial centers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Visit RMA on the Web at www.rmahq.org.