Paul L. Champanier, AVP & Senior Business Analyst, OdysseyRe
Paul Champanier is part of a three-person unit responsible for firm-wide software and systems implementations for all lines of business at OdysseyRe, including insurance and reinsurance. He is also responsible for Business Recovery/Continuity, IT SOX documentation and records management at the firm. His ongoing responsibilities include: OdysseyRe Alternate Corporate Coordinator for the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) online management for Stamford and NYC; evaluating vendor services for potential value for BR for corporate and IT use; providing guidance for BR planning for Paris/London/Chicago/Napa; providing support for ongoing maintenance of the Corporate Business Recovery Plan; initiating annual department BIA; managing the website and testing/maintaining the externally hosted emergency notification system; managing the relationship with CAPS (hot/cold-site vendor); managing/ training the OdysseyRe BR department coordinators; participating and helping help coordinate IT BR testing with the business unit; and keeping current with government and industry trends, legal requirements and new applications for BR and continuity management. Mr Champanier is Education Director for the Association of Contingency Planners NYC Metro Chapter; and a member of the Association of Contingency Planners, the Security and Crisis Management Council City of Stamford CT, the North East Disaster Recovery Information X-change (NEDRIX), and the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).