Brazil
Experience in the areas of Internal and External Audit, Internal Control, Risk Management, Compliance, Governance and Accounting, working in large organizations. Worked as Chairman and member of the Statutory Audit Committee in state-owned companies, Chairman of the Board of Directors of a third sector entity, Fiscal Council alternate member in a large brazilian bank, Professor, Mentor and Instructor in the disciplines of Compliance, Internal Controls and Internal Audit. As a member of the Audit Committee participated in the implementation and development of Audit Committees, with the main responsibility of supervising the activities of external auditors, internal control, internal audit, preparation of financial statements and risks. As an executive was responsible for the management of Internal Audit, Risk, Internal Controls, Compliance, Reporting and Fraud Investigation activities in large organizations, working as Chief Audit Executive in a Brazilian multinational listed company, Head of Internal Audit for Latin America at a Swedish company and external auditor in a Big4 company. In the academic area is an MBA professor and an instructor in the training course for audit committee members at IBGC. Participated at IBGC as one of the authors of the IBGC Guide - Internal Audit - Essential Aspects for the Board of Directors, published in 2018 and of a working group responsible for the preparation of technical training material prepared for Audit Committees members during 2019. It has the following certifications: IIA: CIA - Certified Internal Auditor, CRMA - Certification in Risk Management Assurance, CCSA - Certification in Control Self-Assessment. IBGC: CCA+ Certified Board of Directors, CCF – Certified Fiscal Councilor and CCoAud – Certified for Member of the Experienced Audit Committee. Graduated in Accounting, post graduated in Controllership, Master in Administration and PhD in Controllership and Finance.
Audit Committee member, Internal Audit, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Internal Controls, Fraud Investigations
- Direct reporting to the Board of Directors through the Audit Committee, with direct interface with the CEO and VPs; - Development and coordination of the execution of a risk-based Internal Audit Plan, including fraud investigations and internal controls effectiveness testing; - Management of a team of 10 auditors (Brazil and Mexico). Key achievements: - Implementation and enhancement of work methodology in accordance with global internal audit standards (IPPF); - Improvement of the internal controls environment in partnership with the Risk and Internal Controls area; - Enhancement of internal processes using advanced technologies such as RPA (Robotic Process Automation), AI (Artificial Intelligence), and Data Analytics to optimize audit and control operations; - Leading investigations into C-level fraud allegations.
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Chairman of the IIA Brasil Board. Volunteer activity. Responsible by a board with 8 members. Strategy aligned with IIA Global, an institute with 180.000 associates that is the main global voice in subjects related to internal audit and GRC subjects.
Coordination of the Strategy Committee and participation in the Board meetings
A body operating independently from Management, external auditors and the audit Committee. It supervises the Management activities, reviews and opines on financial statements for the year ended, among other duties established by Brazilian law.