Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Control, Compliance, Internal Audit & Consultant & Trainer.

Sally OgwoOkey-Umahi (FCIoD, FRMN, CIPE-ICA, Author, Speaker)

Sally Ogwo’Okey-Umahi is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Directors (FCIoD) Nigeria, a Fellow of The Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (FRNM), a CIPE Certified Independent Compliance Assessor of the Centre of the International Private Enterprise United States of America, and a World Bank – IFC Certified Professional Trainer and Auditor on Corporate Governance and Board Evaluation.

Sally has featured in many international publications including Women in Internal Auditing- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Research Foundation/The Global Internal Audit Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK).

Sally holds MSc (Computer Science and Engineering) from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, BSc (Hons) Computer Science from University of Nigeria Nsukka, Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from University of Nigeria Nsukka and numerous international professional certifications on Quality Management, Information Systems and Cyber Security Governance.

Sally currently serves as an Executive Director at Platinum Edge Consulting Limited, and previously, was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria. Also, Sally had worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers Manchester Office United Kingdom before relocating to PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria Office.

Sally is dedicated to assisting organizations in identifying gaps in their business operations and providing tailored solutions to meet their business strategic goals and objectives in alignment with their organization’s vision, mission, core values and value propositions.

Sally’s core competences are Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Internal Control, Regulatory Compliance and Internal Audit Solutions.

Sally has extensive international experience, having travelled to over 12 countries where she led numerous risk and control assurance projects for large and mid-sized corporations. Some of the countries Sally has travelled to deliver engagements include: Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, UAE, Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Mauritius, Ghana and Nigeria.

Sally is also an accomplished author, having written books on “Corporate Governance” and “Professional Conducts for bankers. These works have been adopted by the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN) as study materials for its student members.

As part of giving back to the society, Sally is a volunteer in an international non-profit organization focused on advocacy and provision of protection and justice to the battered and victims of cultural biases, domestic violence and abuse.