The Chartered IIA has announced the appointment of John Wood as interim CEO. “John is a very experienced interim CEO and Chairman, with a blend of commercial, not-for-profit and third sector experience to call upon, who specializes in advising organizations who are going through change and growth,” the organization said Read More
Insurance company CNA has announced the appointment of Joyce Bellows as senior vice president, internal audit. In this role, Bellows will lead CNA’s internal audit risk management and investigations functions. She will report to CFO James Anderson. “Joyce’s experience in financial services and proven track record of providing independent and Read More
Christina Murray, chief internal audit and global compliance at Nissan Motor Corp., resigned abruptly last week, after leading an investigation into improper compensation practices and other wrongdoing at the automaker. Reports indicate that Murray resigned in frustration when the results of the investigation led to the ouster of only a Read More
GUEST BLOG Internal auditors are always on the lookout for people to emulate and to learn from. Here’s one to study: John C. (Jack) Bogle. Jack Bogle, the late founder of the mutual fund company Vanguard Group, has been an American investor, business magnate, financial innovator, and philanthropist, and is Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), a professional association for internal auditors, honored former Global Chairmen Lawrence J. Harrington (2015-16) and Philip D. Tarling (2012-13) with the 2019 Victor Z. Brink Award for Distinguished Service. The award, annually recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions to the internal audit profession and Read More
GUEST BLOG My journey into the internal audit profession has had many twists and turns, but along the way I’ve learned a great deal and improved, not just as a professional, but also as a person. As an advocate for the internal audit profession, I’ve encouraged young people to pursue Read More
The most recent skirmish in the ongoing battle between Lyft and Uber played out in the finance and internal audit executive offices of the ride sharing services. Today, Lyft announced in a blog post that it had hired away Michelle DeBella, who, until last month, had been global head of Read More
It’s good to be an audit manager in Britain these days…very good! In fact, it’s so good that online jobs and recruiting site, Glassdoor, has named audit manager the best job in the United Kingdom in its annual 25 Best Jobs in the U.K. for 2019 survey. The title finished Read More
Guest Blog PostThere’s been no shortage of criticism of the role of internal audit over the years. We’ve heard them all: Those who can’t do, audit; The department of “no;” Corporate America’s hall monitors; and many others. Some have had a tint of validity, but most demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding Read More
Beauty products company, Avon Products, announced today that Timothy Leather has been appointed Vice President, Internal Audit. Leather, who will take the post in early December, will head Avon’s global internal audit function, an independent group reporting to the audit committee that helps mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risk. In Read More
