Washington, D.C. – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced today that it has selected Kenneth M. Tinsley as Senior Chief Risk Officer. “I am delighted that Ken will become EXIM Bank’s permanent Chief Risk Officer,” said Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. “EXIM has benefitted from Ken’s expertise and dedication for more than 40 years, making him uniquely qualified to lead our credit and risk management practices well into the future.” Tinsley has served as the acting Senior Chief Risk Officer since January of this year. He also continues to serve as the Senior Vice President of Credit and Risk Management, and in this capacity is responsible for overseeing credit policy; credit review and compliance; country risk and economic analysis; and engineering and environmental analysis. Tinsley, who joined the Bank in November of 1979, has had a long and distinguished career at EXIM. He has occupied a number of management positions at the Bank, including Manager and Head of Buyer Underwriting, Vice President of the Americas Division, and Vice President of the Trade Finance Division. Directly preceding his appointment as Senior Vice President of Credit and Risk Management, he served as Vice President of Credit Underwriting, a position in which he managed the underwriting of all short- and medium-term risk, financial institution credit risk, and select long-term corporate risk. The appointment is subject to the approval of EXIM’s board of directors.