The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) announced their new president this week.Deborah M. Luthi, ARM will lead the Society for the 2012 term, starting this month.Ms Luthi is the enterprise risk manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and has been a member of RIMS for almost 32 years and on the board for 11 years.Previously, Ms Luthi served as vice president and board liaison to the Society’s Finance Committee and Spencer Educational Foundation Committee.She is a member of RIMS Golden Gate Chapter as well as RIMS Sacramento Valley Chapter, which she helped to co-found in 1991.“Last year, risk managers around the world were put to the test and were met head-on with new challenges that included a complete global financial meltdown and unexpected natural disasters,” said Ms Luthi.“As we move forward into 2012, it’s important that RIMS helps redefine the ‘risk manager’ and their responsibilities in order to continue to provide members with the best resources and opportunities essential for their organisation’s success.”