Roy Chan

About

- Chief Audit Executive with global experience in 20+ markets across APAC, Europe and the Americas - “East meets West” exposure in US Fortune 500 and leading HK conglomerates - Highly efficient in Audit Committee & Board level communications, as well as business partnering with CEOs and C-levels - Successful experience in digitizing the internal audit function with technologies, big data culture and consumer centricity - Effective in acquisition and development of next generation talents who can power up the organisation with emerging skills, creativity & energy - Having developed the internal audit function as a talent pool for finance leadership pipeline

Experience

• Lee Kum Kee Group (Hong Kong SAR · Hybrid)
  • General Manager, Group Head of Internal Audit
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Expanded role to cover other arms of business & operations in the Group

  • General Manager, Global Head of Internal Audit (Sauce Businesss)
    Mar 2023 - Jan 2024 · 11 mos

• A.S. Watson Group (15 yrs 2 mos)
  • Head of FCS (the Global Internal Audit function of A.S. Watson)
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    - Led a global audit team of 22 from diverse cultural background, with 12 in Asia and 10 in Europe - Established the audit team as a talent pool for leadership pipeline, with numerous alumni taken up directorial/managerial positions in the Group - Directed ASW’s global risk assessment and annual audit program, and facilitated audit recommendations into actions - Partnered with C-levels to manage emerging risks by co-creating optimal control standards and facilitating compliance across 27 markets - Orchestrated the internal control self-assessment process as a dynamic “global risk vehicle” that supports the continual transformation of AS Watson - Digitised the audit team with technologies and big data culture, fuelled by staff secondment to key strategic functions (e.g., Big Data, eCommerce, etc.) - Ensured sustainable team performance with proactive Talent Strategies for top-notch talents

  • Interim Head of FCS (Europe)
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr

    Headed the Europe Audit Team of ~10 while continued to head the Asia Team

  • Controller - Head of FCS (Asia)
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs

    Headed the Asia Audit Team of 10+ since April 2011

• Senior Auditor, Global Internal Audit at Avon
  Oct 2005 - Feb 2008 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  Reported to the Regional Audit Director (Europe based) of this US Fortune 500 Global exposure in 13 markets across APAC, Europe and the Americas

• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Lead, Greater China at Revlon Inc.
  Jul 2004 - Oct 2005 · 1 yr 4 mos

  Reported to the Greater China CFO of this NYSE-listed global FMCG In charge of setting up Sarbanes-Oxley program from 0 to 1 in Greater China Region

• Audit Assistant Manager at KPMG
  Nov 2003 - May 2004 · 7 mos