Ronald Van Den Berg

Transformation Program Leader | Chief Audit Executive | Chief Risk Officer | Chief Internal Control | Open to roles EU Suisse ME SGP Passionate about making real impact by ๐Ÿ’ช governance, performance & risk management

Laren, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Under my leadership and leveraging top-tier expertise, your company will get: - Effective risk and control frameworks creating and preserving value, not just delivering compliance. - Solving problems and drive improvements structurally and sustainably - Delivery of real transformation benefits, through proven practices, applied with rigor and discipline Senior executive with a track record of successfully leading complex transformation, risk, and internal audit programmes across global organisations โ€” including KPMG, ArcelorMittal, and Maersk. I operate at the intersection of governance, performance, and control: helping boards and leadership teams build organisations that are resilient, well-governed, and genuinely better run. My work spans across Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Control (SOX), Finance transformation, and large-scale business process and technology change. What I bring to senior roles: - Board and audit committee engagement โ€” delivering assurance, challenge, and strategic advisory at the highest level - End-to-end transformation leadership โ€” from programme design and stakeholder alignment through to measurable delivery - GRC frameworks that work in practice, not just on paper - High-performing teams built across cultures, functions, and geographies Track record includes: - Multi-year transformation program and capability insight and advisory for Board and Executives - Internal Audit functions built and led to international professional standards - Clean SOX audit outcomes and sustained control improvements across complex, multinational environments - Cost optimisation and performance improvement programmes with measurable impact - Internal Audit functions built and led to international professional standards and beyond I am currently open to senior leadership roles - on an interim, project, or fixed-term basis - in: Transformation Program Management - Chief Audit Executive - Chief Risk Officer - Chief Internal Control Officer

Experience

  • Advisory partner at SANNOS
    Mar 2026 - Present ยท 4 mos

  • Independent Advisor at Strategic Risk & Control Delivered
    Jan 2026 - Present ยท 6 mos

    Delivering success in transformation and/or performance challenges, through: - Independent advisory insight, enhancing decision-making and strategy execution, dealing with risk and uncertainty while doing business - Proven and battle-tested methodologies and practices

  • Head of Internal Audit/Deputy Chief Audit Executive at A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2025 ยท 8 yrs

    Providing Board/AC level and ELT-level insights on Strategy Execution/Transformation, ESG, M&A and Business integration, Subsidiary and JV governance, Capex investment projects through value adding strategic assurance and advisory engagements Acting as Deputy Chief Audit Executive.

  • ArcelorMittal (12 yrs 5 mos)
    • Deputy Head of Internal Audit/Internal Control Europe
      Mar 2016 - Jan 2018 ยท 1 yr 11 mos

      Leading operational audits, directing and overseeing regional Internal audit and IC/SOx compliance teams Global Assurance Project leader for business transformation projects

    • Chief Risk & Compliance Officer Europe
      Feb 2014 - Feb 2016 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo

      General Manager Finance - Head of Center of Excellence for Compliance, Risk management, Internal Control & SOx compliance

    • GM Finance - Chief Risk & Compliance, Head of Center of Excellence, Head of MIS Europe
      Jul 2010 - Jan 2014 ยท 3 yrs 7 mos

      General Manager Finance - Risk & Compliance officer Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) segment, Head of FCE Center of Excellence (Invoicing & CNDN, VAT & Legal and Performance management/Finance European sales agencies), Head of Management Information Services, Non-executive Director AM Tailored Blanks Holding B.V./N.V.

  • Senior manager IT Advisory & Audit at KPMG Nederland
    Jan 1997 - Sep 2005 ยท 8 yrs 9 mos

    IT Audit IT advisory ERP implementation Internal audit coordination IT audit integration Project management