Who should attend? 

Any internal auditor who requires ethics CPE hours to maintain certification. Also, any auditor seeking guidance and information about ethical requirements for the internal audit profession.

Course objectives

- Meet the mandatory training requirements for maintaining certification

Trainer

Dirk Debruyne is an experienced Chief Audit Executive with almost 30 years’ experience in Internal and external Audit. He started his audit career at Ernst & Young (EY) in Belgium and was the Audit Engagement Manager for large multinational companies. He started his journey in Internal Audit with Ingersoll Rand – a US listed global diversified industrial (well known for products like Bobcat, Thermo King, Club Car and Trane air-conditioning). Dirk developed the internal audit function in Europe and expanded his geographical reach by having audit responsibilities for all audit assignments for Ingersoll rand outside the US with teams based in Brussels, Bangalore and Shanghai.

After 12 years with Ingersoll Rand, he joined Aliaxis, a Belgian family-owned  global industrial group to be the Group Vice President Audit reporting to the CFO  of the Group and the Audit Committee. At Aliaxis he had final responsibility on all audit engagements (internal control reviews, IT audits, investigations, …) and managed the ethics program for the group. He was also the Group Internal Audit Director for Beaulieu International in 2021.

Since 2020, Dirk is active as a freelance consultant in the field of internal audit, sustainability, governance and risk management. As a lecturer, Dirk teaches auditing and risk management at the IESEG France business school. He is also a trainer for IIA Belgium and IFACI