In a move that took effect on Friday, Comerica Bank promoted Kristina Janssens from executive vice president and chief compliance officer to senior executive vice president and chief risk officer.

As chief risk officer, Janssens will report directly to Comerica chairman, president and chief executive officer Curt Farmer, as well as to the enterprise risk committee of the Comerica board of directors. She will be responsible for overseeing risk across the enterprise, including:

—Governance of all risk management operations across the organization

—Integration of risk principles into strategic planning

—Leading the second line risk management function

—Identification of emerging risks related to regulation, product, services, customer types and channels.

Janssens joined Comerica in September 2023 and has helped drive the development of the bank’s compliance organization and the growth of its compliance program. Before arriving at Comerica, Janssens spent nearly a decade with Flagstar Bank, serving in a variety of key leadership roles, most notably as executive vice president, chief compliance & privacy officer.

Prior to joining Flagstar, Janssens was in legal private practice, specializing in providing banks and financial institutions guidance on regulatory compliance matters.