Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) CEO Mary Roth will retire after the US-based not-for-profit body holds its annual conference and exhibition in April next year in San Francisco.

RIMS board of directors and a specially formed search committee will work with executive search firm Reynolds Associates to recruit the successor to Ms Roth, who has held the role for the last 17 years.

The process for making this announcement began in 2019 but was held off due to the pandemic.

“The best way RIMS Board can thank [Ms Roth] for all that she has given to this society is to ensure that this transition process is carried out flawlessly and that we position RIMS for continued success for years to come,” RIMS 2021 President Ellen Dunkin said.

“On a personal note, I would like to congratulate [her] and wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life.”