Corporate Governance, Risk, Control, Compliance, Internal Audit & Combined Assurance Consultant & Trainer.
About Sally (MIoD, Author, Speaker, Adviser)
Sally is a CIPE-Certified Independent Compliance Assessor (CIPE-ICA) and a World Bank/International Finance Corporation (IFC) trained Corporate Governance and Board Evaluation Professional, holds BSc, MSc Computer Science and Engineering and a number of professional certifications on Risk Management and Assurance Services.
Sally is currently an Executive Director with Platinum Edge Consulting Limited, working with partners in South Africa and other countries to provide solutions on corporate governance, enterprise risk management, internal control, internal audit, regulatory compliance and combined assurance model to clients in Nigeria and West Africa. Previously, Sally was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria and was focused on driving the delivery of Risk Assurance, Advisory and Board Leadership solutions to the PwC clients
Sally is a member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD) Nigeria and has contributed immensely to the development and growth of the IOD Membership Committee, IOD Women Directors Committee and IODCCG Publication Committee. She was amongst the pioneer resources that championed the establishment of the Networking Group of the IOD Nigeria, Center of Corporate Governance (IODCCG-NWG).
Sally is an author and she wrote the books on “Corporate Governance “ and “Professional Conducts” for Bankers. The books have been adopted by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) as Study Packs for the student members of the institute.
Sally facilitates training for Company Board Directors, senior and middle level managers aspiring to be Company Board Directors. Some of the institutions where Sally has facilitated training include: Police HMO Board of Directors, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Board of Directors, Leonoil Sierra Leone Board of Directors, Lagos Business School (LBS), The Institute of Directors (IOD) Nigeria, West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), and The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN), and Centre for Corporate Governance (IODCCG) of IOD Nigeria, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Institue of Internal Auditors (Nigeria Chapter), FirstBank of Nigeria and other notable organisations in Nigeria and other countries.
Sally is an advocate for awareness on domestic violence and abuse. She is a volunteer in an international non-governmental and non-profit organisation providing support to the victims of domestic violence and abuse in Nigeria.
Sally writes her blog post based on her practical field work experiences, knowledge and skills accumulated over the years from providing corporate governance, risk management, internal control, regulatory compliance, internal audit and digital technology solutions to many global brands, large, small and medium scale businesses across several geographical regions including USA, UK, UAE, East Africa, West Africa and Nigeria.