GLEIF selects Glasser as new chair
10 July 2023 Switzerland
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The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) board has elected T. Dessa Glasser as the organisation’s new chair, succeeding Steven A. Joachim.
Glasser brings 35 years of leadership experience to her new position, having previously led in risk, data and analytics within financial markets during her career.
Previously, Glasser took on director and managing director roles in the US Treasury, J.P. Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse and IBM Global Services.
She is an existing GLEIF board member and chair of the organisation’s risk committee, as well as principal of the Financial Risk Group — a position Glasser has held since 2017. Glasser also serves as an independent board director at Oppenheimer Holdings.
In addition to Glasser’s appointment as chair, the organisation has selected three non-executive directors to the board.
These include Folarin Alayande, vice president of public sector for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard; Angela Kyermaten-Jimoh, Africa’s lead in strategic partnerships and multinational corporations at Microsoft; and Luis Felipe Monterio, CEO of Cateno Payments.
The announcement follows a period of strategic and operational change and development undertaken to expand GLEIF’s focus, and to encourage voluntary adoption of the LEI by legal entities operating across all markets globally.
Commenting on the announcement, GLEIF CEO Stephan Wolf says: “Dessa’s experience will be invaluable as GLEIF strives not only to ensure that the LEI plays an important role in the transparency of financial transactions, but also to establish the LEI and the vLEI as enablers of digital trust across multiple value chains where digital trust is a central principle.”
Glasser adds: “GLEIF is expanding its horizons beyond the LEI’s use in financial services and is deepening its commitment to helping organisations understand how the LEI can bring greater trust, efficiency and transparency to any identity management system in all sectors.
“As the new chair, I am committed to continue to evolve and expand the Global LEI System to enable broader LEI adoption and use.”
The GLEIF board is composed of 15 to 25 global executives from across data and technology financial and non-financial industries, as well as non-profit sectors, representing a broad range of skills, sectors and geographies to ensure a balance of excellence and diversity. It currently has 15 serving members.
Glasser brings 35 years of leadership experience to her new position, having previously led in risk, data and analytics within financial markets during her career.
Previously, Glasser took on director and managing director roles in the US Treasury, J.P. Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse and IBM Global Services.
She is an existing GLEIF board member and chair of the organisation’s risk committee, as well as principal of the Financial Risk Group — a position Glasser has held since 2017. Glasser also serves as an independent board director at Oppenheimer Holdings.
In addition to Glasser’s appointment as chair, the organisation has selected three non-executive directors to the board.
These include Folarin Alayande, vice president of public sector for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard; Angela Kyermaten-Jimoh, Africa’s lead in strategic partnerships and multinational corporations at Microsoft; and Luis Felipe Monterio, CEO of Cateno Payments.
The announcement follows a period of strategic and operational change and development undertaken to expand GLEIF’s focus, and to encourage voluntary adoption of the LEI by legal entities operating across all markets globally.
Commenting on the announcement, GLEIF CEO Stephan Wolf says: “Dessa’s experience will be invaluable as GLEIF strives not only to ensure that the LEI plays an important role in the transparency of financial transactions, but also to establish the LEI and the vLEI as enablers of digital trust across multiple value chains where digital trust is a central principle.”
Glasser adds: “GLEIF is expanding its horizons beyond the LEI’s use in financial services and is deepening its commitment to helping organisations understand how the LEI can bring greater trust, efficiency and transparency to any identity management system in all sectors.
“As the new chair, I am committed to continue to evolve and expand the Global LEI System to enable broader LEI adoption and use.”
The GLEIF board is composed of 15 to 25 global executives from across data and technology financial and non-financial industries, as well as non-profit sectors, representing a broad range of skills, sectors and geographies to ensure a balance of excellence and diversity. It currently has 15 serving members.
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