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IIA Global Board of Directors

2023-24 Board of Directors

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The Global Board of Directors comprises 17 directors.

Chair of the Global Board

Sally-Anne Pitt, CIA, CGAP
Managing Director
Pitt Group Pty Ltd.
Australia
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Senior Vice Chair of the Global Board

Terry Grafenstine, CIA, CGAP, CPA, CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT
Chief Audit Executive
Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed)
USA
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Vice Chair - Finance

Karen Brady, CIA, CRMA, CFE, CHIAP
Vice President, Audit, and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Baptist Health South Florida
USA
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Past Chair of the Global Board

Benito Ybarra, CIA, CISA, CFE, CCEP
Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
Texas Department of Transportation
USA
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NA Board Chair

Michael Levy, CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISSP, CDPSE
CEO & Managing Principal
Cherry Hill Advisory
USA
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ONA Lead Director

Stefano Comotti, CIA, CRMA
Chief Audit Executive
Kering Group
France
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Director - Global Services

Jorge Badillo Ayala, CIA, QIAL, CCSA, CGAP, CRMA, CFE, CISA
Internal Audit Manager
MLCC Caserones
Chile
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Director – Professional Certifications

Emmanuel Johannes, CIA, CCSA, CFSA, CGAP, CFE, FCCA
Chief Executive Officer
Kepler Associates Limited
Tanzania
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Director - Professional Standards

R. Michael Varney, CIA, CPA
Partner
Crowe LLP
USA
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Director - Global Guidance

Elizabeth Honer, CMIIA, CPFA
Chief Executive
Government Internal Audit Agency
England
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Director - Advocacy Advisory

His Excellency Dr. Hussam Alangari
President
General Court of Audit
Saudi Arabia
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Director - Research

Hiroshi Naka, CIA
Professor
The University of Tokyo
Japan
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Director - Audit Committee

Huibo Liu, CIA
Director, Internal Audit
Dajia Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
China
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Director - Audit Committee

Stacey L. Schabel, CIA, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
Jackson Financial, Inc.
USA
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Audit Committee Chair

Larry Herzog Butler, CIA, CRMA
Head, Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive
Delivery Hero SE
Germany
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Director

Elizabeth Sullivan, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
USA
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Ex-Officio Director / IIA CEO

Anthony J. Pugliese, CIA, CPA, CGMA, CITP
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Institute of Internal Auditors
USA
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