Enterprise Risk Management Initiative at NC State Poole College Announces New Board Members

June 19, 2011 - PRLog -- The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative in the NC State Poole College of Management announced the appointment of four new members to its board of advisors. Joining during the board's spring 2011 meeting were:

- Paul Zavolta, director of Enterprise Risk Management for Alpha Natural Resources in Abingdon, Virginia. Zavolta received his MBA from the University of Notre Dame MBA and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

- Brian Pauls, senior director of internal audit and ERM for Best Buy, in Richfield, Minn. Pauls received his MBA from the Northern Illinois Universityand his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.

- Joe Steakley, senior vice president, internal audit, for Hospital Corporation of America, Inc., in Nashville, Tenn. Steakley received his bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University

- George Munoz, principal, Munoz Investment Banking Group, LLC., of Arlington, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas-Austin, a master of arts degree from the Kennedy School of Government and a master of arts degree from DePaul University in Mass., and his law degree from Harvard Law School.

About the ERM Initiative
The ERM Initiative was created in the NC State University Poole College of Management to meet a growing need among boards of directors and senior executives for methods and strategies that will help businesses manage all types of risks more effectively across the enterprise that might threaten the achievement of their strategic objectives. Faculty members affiliated with the ERM initiative develop and deliver executive education and academic courses in ERM for the college’s Jenkins Graduate School. ERM-affiliated faculty members conduct research in enterprise risk management. The initiative’s website, widely used by business professionals seeking to learn more about ERM, contains summaries of over 300 articles, thought papers, speeches, and research studies that are searchable by topic.

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The NC State Poole College of Management offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in accounting, business administration and economics, with an emphasis on the management of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and open and custom exec ed.