Course Description

Private sessions between the AC and external auditors are essential in a robust Corporate Governance environment to assure auditor independence, provide the AC with an understanding of the audit relationship and foster open discussion between the AC and EA  to include robust candid feedback on auditor performance and processes.

This session takes a deeper dive into this essential practice, going beyond the textbook essentials and provides greater insight into the nuances of the necessary AC-EA discussions.

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Victor Lai

FCA (Singapore); Principal Consultant, CitadelCorp

Victor has over 22 years of professional experience in Corporate Advisory, Share Registry, Auditing, Executive Management and Board Advisory matters - with a focus on Capital Markets in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and USA. He has led and advised on Board and Corporate Governance matters, supporting many listed-entities and large-privately-owned business with their Corporate Actions. Victor has extensive experience in AML-CFT regulatory compliance, having served as the Industry Sector representative for Global Regulatory reviews. He is also a member of the ISCA Corporate Governance and Risk Management Committee.Connect with Victor Lai
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Linda Hoon

Independent Director, Tru-Marine and Kidney Dialysis Foundation Singapore

Ms Hoon is the General Counsel and Head of Regulatory Affairs, Risk and Compliance in Specialist Risk Group Asia Pacific (SRG), a professional insurance services firm with specialty broking practices. She has a span of more than three decades as a C-Suite executive and have worked in several SGX listed large cap corporations within the Temasek Group such as SembCorp Industries, DBS Bank, SingPost; and worked across several sectors such as financial industry, conglomerate, e-commerce, hospitality and healthcare. As General Counsel, Group Head of Risk, Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary in her several past roles, Ms Hoon was involved in many areas of transactional M & A, regulatory and compliance matters and transformation projects. In SRG, she is responsible for legal, compliance and risk management and governance of SRG’s businesses within Asia Pacific. Ms Hoon is currently an Adjunct Lecturer teaching business law in National University of Singapore School of Business.  Ms Hoon also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of SGX listed companies: Hoe Leong Corporation Limited and Far East Group Limited.  She also serves on a charity board of Kidney Dialysis Foundation Limited.

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0.5 CPE Hour

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1

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