Meet the council
The council of directors
Dave Reynolds, FIIA - President
Dave is Director of MorganFranklin Ltd, the UK subsidiary of a US based consultancy. Prior to this he had a long career in BT, where he rose to the position of Director Internal Audit & Regulatory Compliance with responsibility for a team of 100 audit and compliance professionals across BTs global operations and a £7m budget. For three years he held the position of visiting lecturer in Governance and Internal Audit at Nijenrode University in the Netherlands. Dave is well known in West European Internal Audit circles and speaks regularly on the professional conferencing circuit. Prior to his election to Council, Dave was Chair of the IIAs Scottish District.
Nicola Rimmer, CFIIA - Deputy President Nicola started her career in internal audit at General Accident in 1998 before joining the Bank of Scotland (latterly HBOS) in 2000, where she attained the MIIA and MSc in Audit Management and Consultancy. Nicola then became Head of Internal Audit for the Medical Defence Union before moving to a professional services firm specialising in governance, risk and internal control across all sectors. She currently works at Friends Provident, and is studying for a PhD at Oxford Brookes Business School focusing on how internal audit departments operate.
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Melvyn Neate, FIIA - Immediate Past President |
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Robert Beattie, CMIIA Robert Beattie is Head of Internal Audit at Friends Provident. He has previously been Head of Internal Audit at British Energy (FTSE 100) and prior to that, Head of Audit for Strategy and Development at HBOS. Robert has been actively involved in the Scotish District Society since 2004 and became its chair in 2006. He is a former UK Advanced Diploma (MIIA) Prizewinner and was awarded the IIA Volunteer of the Year in 2008. |
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Dr Mark Carawan Mark is Citigroup Chief Auditor and Managing Director responsible for the Audit and Risk Review Department. Mark is responsible for ARR’s delivery of audit assurance on governance, risk management and control across Citigroup globally to executive management and the board. Prior to joining Citi, Mark was Chief Internal Auditor for Barclays Group. Previously, Mark held Managing Partner positions at both Deloitte (UK) and Andersen’s. Mark began his professional career within Andersen’s accountancy practice before moving into consultancy after qualification as a Chartered Accountant. Mark’s academic background includes a B.A. from Rutgers University in the USA and a Ph.D. from St. Andrews University in the UK. |
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David Finch, CMIIA David, a Chartered Management Accountant, is Director of Group Business Risk & Assurance at Travis Perkins plc, where in addition to Internal Audit, his role also incorporates responsibility for Group Security, corporate governance, and business risk management. Prior to developing his career in Internal Audit, David held positions as Financial Controller at Tesco plc and Corporate Finance Controller within Woolworths plc as well as Finance Director of a private property management company. David is a member of the Business & Finance Committee. |
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Steve Ireland CFIIA Steve has been a member of the IIA for over 15 years, serving on the North East Committee and being Chairman for the last 5 years before being elected to Council in 2011. He is also the Chair of the Institutes Member Network Committee helping to support the Regions and their work for our members. He has worked in Internal Audit for both Utility and Financial Services companies and now works for Aviva plc delivering change projects into Finance after working in Group Audit for a number of years. |
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Paul Kaczmar, FIIA Paul is a Chartered Accountant qualifying with Arthur Andersen & Co. back in 1987. He has spent the last 24 years working in Industry, firstly in publishing and latterly in distribution. He is the Head of Operational Audit at Electrocomponents Plc. an International high service level Distributor of Electronic and Maintenance components. During his time with Electrocomponents he has held various senior posts in Information Systems, Strategic Planning, Business Development and Finance. His experience includes working with international businesses, acquisitions and greenfield start-ups. He was also involved in the development of a web channel for the Group, reorganisation of the Group to a globally matrixed structure and major systems implementations of SAP in Europe and JDEdwards in Asia. He chairs the Business and Finance Committee which supports the IIA in financial and business matters and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. He is also a Director of IIA Training Ltd. |
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Matt Lock, CMIIA Matt is employed as an Audit Manager at the City of London Corporation. The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation in that it not only promotes and supports the City and provides it with a full range of services but also provides wider services for London and for the nation as a whole. Matt has over 12 years Internal Audit experience, predominantly within local government, although this includes a wider range of operations in his current role. Matt completed the Advanced Diploma (CMIIA) in 2009.
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Pamela McDonald, PIIA |
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Sean Seosamh O’Broin CMIIA Has 14 years experience as Senior Internal Auditor in Central Government, including serving as Secretary to the Audit Committee of a Government Department. Sean holds postgraduate qualifications in public administration, business administration and internal auditing from universities in the UK and Ireland. He has been involved with the Irish Region of the Institute since 2002 and was the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2007 for his contribution to the profession. He has also completed the Communication & Leadership Programmes of Toastmasters International and attained the award of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), the highest accolade available to members of the organisation. |
Ian is currently a member of the Government’s Regulatory Policy Committee and he was also a member of the Government’s Better Regulation Task Force. He was previously a member of the Chancellor’s EMU business advisory group and Ian has also chaired the Treasury EMU Working Group on the information and education needs of business.
Dr Ian Peters - Chief Executive
Ian has occupied his current position as Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors since June 2009. He was previously Director of External Affairs at the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) from 2001 and before that Deputy Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce with specific responsibility for policy, lobbying and communications. Prior to that he spent five years as a Deputy Director at the CBI where he was head of the Small and Medium Enterprise Unit. He has also worked in public relations for the international PR agency Burson-Marsteller.
Philip Ratcliffe, FIIA
After leaving Oxford University, Philip started his life-long career in internal audit with Unilever, where he gained an accounting qualification and attended his first IIA conference. Philip later became head of internal audit at an international electronics and engineering plc. Thereafter he occupied the same role at Bunzl Plc, Georgia-Pacific Europe and Minorco (now Anglo-American). He was also Head of Group Operational Audit at DS Smith Plc. A long-term member and fellow of the IIA (in the UK, Brazil, and Belgium) Philip became a member of the UK Council in 2006, progressing to Deputy President in 2007, then President in 2008.
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Stuart Silcox, CMIIA, CISA, FMAAT, GIAC Has worked in the fields of Internal Audit, External Audit, Management and IT Consultancy and Service Improvement for 30 years and has extensive experience of both the private and public sectors. He began his career in local government and following qualification as a then MIIA pursued a varied career with private sector audit and consultancy providers culminating in 5 years as a Senior Manager within PwC’s Risk Assurance Services. Stuart has also spent 17 years operating at Chief Internal Auditor level within local government, higher education, the NHS and the private sector. For the past 3 years, he has worked for NHS Wales as an Associate Director, Service Improvement at the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare. Stuart was an active member of the South West Region Committee for a number of years before being elected as Chair of the fledgling Wales / Cymru Region in November 2008. Stuart lives in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire and is married with 2 teenage children. |
The Council is supported by the Company Secretary:
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Venetia Carpenter
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