Marie C. Winters
Independent Board Director | Independent Trustee and Nominating & Governance Committee Chair | Former Senior Credit Markets Executive
- Role
- Independent Non-executive Board Director at Fitch Ratings
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Marie C. Winters
I am an accomplished board director and finance executive with deep expertise in credit…
Experience
Independent Non-executive Board Director
Nov 2024 — Present · New York, GB
Fitch Ratings is a globally regulated, major Credit Rating Agency and a Fitch Group subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. Fitch has dual headquarters in New York and London. As one of two Independent Directors, responsibilities include- Monitoring all credit ratings activities, including the development and implementation of credit rating criteria and related processes and procedures- Providing oversight of the effectiveness of policies and operational internal controls required for providing independent and robust credit ratings, compliance efforts governing conflicts of interest and impartial credit ratings, and protection of data and systems from cybersecurity risks- Overseeing the Internal Audit function which reports to the two Independent Directors- Engaging with senior management and the Board on strategic initiatives; employee engagement, training, compensation and succession planning- Meeting periodically with global regulators, including the SEC in the U.S, ESMA in the EU, and the FCA in the UK, to review strategic initiatives and address regulatory priorities.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
MBA
Knox College
B.A.
Skills
- Fixed Income
- High Yield
- Credit
- Corporate Finance
- Investments
- Risk Management
- Investment Management
- Asset Management
- Investment Grade
- Distressed Debt
- Leveraged Finance
- Valuation
- Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Capital Markets
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Commercial Banking
- Commercial Lending
- Management
- Credit Risk
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Services
- New Business Development
- Alternative Investments
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