PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — MetricStream, the market leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that Brenda Boultwood has joined its executive team as the Vice President of Industry Solutions. Boultwood will be responsible for a portfolio of key industry verticals, including Energy and Utilities, Federal Agencies, as well as strategic Banking and Financial Services customers, and will help lead the company's growth in these sectors.
Boultwood comes to MetricStream with extensive experience in risk management, and has held several key operating roles at some of the largest global organizations. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Constellation Energy (now Exelon Corporation). Prior to that, she served as Global Head of Strategy, Alternative Investment Services, at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. She was also Global Head of Strategic Risk Management for the company's Treasury Services group and Global Business Head, Global Derivative Services for its Alternative Investment Services group.
Prior to that, at Bank One Corporation, she served as Head, Corporate Market Risk Management and Counterparty Credit, and Head of Corporate Operational Risk Management, before advancing to Head, Global Risk Management for the company's Global Treasury Services group. Brenda has also worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chemical Bank.
Boultwood is a recognized industry thought leader in risk management, and served as a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee, and also served on the Board of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). She currently serves on the Board of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from City University of New York, as well as a degree in International Relations from the University of South Carolina.
"We are very happy to have Brenda join our team at MetricStream. She brings a wealth of GRC experience across multiple industries and functions," said Gaurav Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer at MetricStream. "Having worked on executive teams for leading organizations, Brenda has domain expertise and experience with developing risk management and GRC frameworks, and using technology to support those frameworks. She also has significant experience in managing risks across a wide spectrum, including regulatory compliance, operational risk, and market, credit and liquidity risk functions. We look forward to her strengthening MetricStream's leadership in the GRC market, and ultimately bringing greater value to our customers."
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government and Manufacturing to manage their risk management, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.
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