Compliance Expert

Allyson Bouldon is Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Chiquita Brands International. Chiquita is a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh food products including Chiquita® bananas and Fresh Express® salads, with over 21,000 employees on 6 continents. Prior to joining Chiquita, Allyson was Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Compliance for Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and also served as Vice President and General Counsel of Tegrant Corporation.  She is a graduate of The Law School at the University of Chicago and Dartmouth College. Ms. Bouldon is Past President of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an author, and speaker.   She will be a presenter at the Compliance & Ethics Institute Conference in Chicago, Sept. 14th-17th.  Her workshop is entitled: Don’t Let Culture Happen to You:  Understanding and Leveraging Your Culture for Ethics & Compliance Effectiveness.

Anthony J Smith has 14 years of audit experience and currently leads the Audit and Compliance Department for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products.  He spent 9 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers Boston, Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh an Internal Audit Services Manager, where he worked with various Fortune 500 companies on internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance engagements. In 2009 he was hired by Mitsubishi Electric Power Products to start up their Audit and Compliance Department.  Anthony is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania and recently authored an article entitled, “Requests for Information” which was published in the April 2014 issue of Internal Auditor magazine.

Manny is Senior Vice President of Internal Audit at MoneyGram International. He has had the privilege of serving four Fortune 500 industrial companies and a leading global financial services organization during his 34-year career.   Manny has served as Vice President of Internal Audit at Commercial Metals Company, TRW Automotive and Navistar Corporation.  He also had an extensive career at Alcoa and led audit functions in Spain, Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, and China. 

He serves on the Board of the Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, where he leads the Chief Audit Executive programs.    Manny is a Certified Internal Auditor and has a Certification in Risk Management Assurance.  He also achieved a Lean/Six Sigma Black-Belt designation.

Manny is the author of several publications, including his latest book, due out in September of this year on Amazon.com, entitled People-Centric Skills: Interpersonal Communication for Auditors and Business Professionals.

With the New COSO Framework be sure to ask, who will be touching and handling your intellectual property?  Does your company outsource and does the outsourcing company have a confidentiality agreement?  Robert addresses these and other issues in this informative and compelling interview. 

Robert is an Information Governance and e-records consultant, speaker, and noted author of the new book Information Governance: Concepts, Strategies, and Best Practices.  It was just published last month. His other publications include, Managing Electronic Records: Methods, Best Practices and Technologies and Safeguarding Critical E-documents: Implementing a Program for Securing Confidential Information Assets.

In this unique interview, Bill shares with us some insights about  Unstructured Data and how unstructured data is linked to IT General controls for most organizations in light of the New COSO Framework. 

Bill is COO and Managing Director of Consulting at TechLaw Solutions in Washington DC.  He is a C-level executive with 20+ years’ experience in professional services management, consulting and support services. He has extensive experience in information technology, corporate compliance and electronic discovery. He has performed technology, compliance and e-discovery consulting for Intel, KPMG, Nestlé, Microsoft, Philips Electronics and Pfizer.

Sonia Luna Interviews Mike Jacka.  Mike Jacka is a speaker, trainer, author, and internal auditor who, upon retiring from a 30-year career in internal audit with Farmers Insurance, became Chief Creative Pilot for Flying Pig Auditing, Consulting, and Training Solutions (FPACTS).  An award-winning columnist, he is known for his work with Internal Auditor magazine including the blog “From the Mind of Mike Jacka” and the magazine’s lighter side pieces such as “Alice in Auditland”,  “Auditing Songs for the Holidays”, and "Auditors Anonymous".  He speaks on a wide ranging variety of topics including such areas as social media, reputation risk, creativity, and leadership.  He is co-author of Business Process Mapping:  Improving Customer Satisfaction (now in its second edition), Auditing Social Media: A Governance and Risk Guide, and The Marketing Strategy:  A Risk and Governance Guide to Building a Brand.  His latest book will be published in 2014, a collection of humor pieces titled Auditing Humor and Other Oxymorons

Norman is a CPA, CRMA and is the internationally branded “evangelist for better run business,” focusing on corporate governance, risk management, internal audit and enterprise performance. He is a member of the review boards of several audit and risk management publications (including the magazines of ISACA and the IIA), a frequent international speaker, the author of several award-winning articles, and a prolific blogger.

Norman was the chief audit executive of major global corporations for twenty years ran the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) programs and investigation units at several companies.

His new book called “Management’s Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: Maximize Value Within Your Organization” has been described by readers as “the best Sarbanes-Oxley 404 guide for management” and can be purchased from the IIA and on Amazon.com.

Norman's new book on SOX 404 and COSO 2013 Framework.  Delve into the latest SOX info as Norman Marks discusses his new book, Managements Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX 404). Maximize Value Within Your Organization, and helps your company align with COSO's new framework.  http://www.theiia.org/bookstore/product/managements-guide-to-sarbanesoxley-section-404-maximize-value-within-your-organization-1762.cfm

Listen as Sonia Luna interviews professional trainer and coach, Dan Swanson on his latest book SWANSON on Internal Auditing: Raising the Bar and other compelling projects. 

DanSwanson, is President of Dan Swanson and Associates, and has over thirty years of experience in Internal Audit, Information Security, Information Systems, Management Consulting, and Project Management. Dan has an extensive background in the financial services, healthcare and transportation sectors, as well as significant experience in auditing all levels of governmental agencies.

He has completed audit and security related projects for more than thirty organizations including: the Canadian Air Force, Investors Group, World Bank, City of Winnipeg and many more…

Dan has served as Managing Editor for the EDPACs Publication since 2006 (now in its 42nd year) and has been a Columnist, for New Perspectives on Healthcare Risk Management for nearly 6 years.

The CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum, Sonia Luna interviews Sajay Rai, Founder and CEO of Securely Yours LLC

 

Sajay Rai has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, specializing in information security, business continuity, privacy, IT audit and information risk.  Mr. Rai is the Founder and CEO of Securely Yours LLC.  Securely Yours LLC is focused on delivering innovative solutions through delivery channels like Software-as-a-Service, Managed Services and traditional IT consulting.

 

Aviva Spectrum is the premier provider of Internal Audit, SOX compliance, and Risk Management Services in the West Coast. Our goal in creating long-term, strategic partnerships with our clients is to establish efficient internal controls systems simply and effectively that in turn build core strength and efficiency in your corporate structure.

Sonia Luna interviews David Feldman on his new book relating real life entrepreneurial experiences and how to apply best practices to your industry.