Darcy L. Walker was appointed Chief Risk Officer – Chrysler Financial in November 2007. Her previous position was Chief Executive Officer – Strategic ReDesign. She reports to Thomas F. Gilman, Executive Vice Chairman – Chrysler Financial.
In her current position, she is responsible for credit policy design, implementation and portfolio analysis, including wholesale, as well as the development of strategic collections methods, strategies and policies.
Her work and academic background includes:
- Chief Risk Officer -- Chrysler Financial
- Chief Executive Officer -- Strategic ReDesign, Chicago, Ill., 2003
- Global Risk Officer -- Senior Vice President, Discover Card/Morgan Stanley, Chicago, Ill., 1998
- U.S. Consumer Group Credit Officer – Citibank, Chicago, Ill., 1994
- Vice President -- Group Credit Officer Europe/Cards, Citibank, Brussels, Belgium, 1990
- Vice President -- Investment Bank, New York, NY, 1987
- Vice President -- Credit Cards for Citibank, New York, NY 1982
- Variety of assignments in corporate lending including airlines and aerospace, off shore oil rigs, international trade and commercial real estate, 1982-1973
- M.B.A. – Finance, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
- B.A. – Political Science and Economics, Yale University, 1971