Corey is the Managing Director of Sunera's Southwestern U.S. practice based in Phoenix and is also responsible for executive oversight of Sunera’s Canadian practice. Corey is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 15 years of experience in Internal Audit and Risk Management in both industry and professional services. This includes vast experience in Corporate Governance, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Risk Management, IT Audit, Regulatory Compliance (SOX, PCI, etc) and business process reengineering.
Prior to joining Sunera in October 2005, Corey was the Chief Audit Executive at WestJet Airlines (Canada’s 2nd largest international airline), where he initiated, developed and grew the audit & advisory services practice from 1 to 10 professionals over a five year period. During his tenure at WestJet, Corey spent significant time and effort developing and marketing an audit services function that was aligned with the “value-driven” culture of the organization. Corey was responsible for all aspects of the department including the evaluation of internal controls, development and execution of an enterprise wide risk assessment process, compliance monitoring and the identification of operational efficiency opportunities. Corey also oversaw all planning and execution of required activities for the organization’s compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Prior to WestJet, Corey spent the first part of his career in the Financial Services industry in various managerial capacities.
Over the past four years, Corey has advised many Internal Audit Executives, CFO’s and Audit Committees on corporate governance, internal controls, risk management and internal audit best practices. Corey presents regularly at industry events/conferences and is widely viewed as a leading practitioner in the area of corporate governance and internal audit. His experience as both a Chief Audit Executive and advisor to multiple Fortune 1000 organizations, has afforded Corey a unique insight into the best-practices of world class audit and governance functions.
