Shawn Hendry is the Managing Director at our Sunera Calgary practice. Shawn is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT) with over 16 years of experience in public practice and in industry. Shawn has assisted many organizations with Sunera in discharging their governance initiatives and with Internal Audit practices, including significant Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Multi-Lateral Instrument 52-109, Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM), Information Technology Audit and business process experience.. Shawn has also presented on various topics for the IIA, ISACA, Federated Press and Infonex regarding Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit and Information Technology best practices.
Shawn was previously the Director of Audit & Risk Assessment for CanWest Global Communications (previously Canada’s largest national newspaper and television operator). He was responsible for developing and building the Internal Audit and Risk function and implementing an ERM framework across the organization. Shawn established the group for CanWest and was responsible for reporting to management and the Audit Committee on the adequacy of internal controls, and recommending improvements to internal policies, procedures and controls and enhancement of operational efficiencies. Shawn was also responsible for auditing all aspects of the Canadian and International operations, including risk assessment, annual audit planning, integrated risk management and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Shawn was also involved in numerous other company initiatives including Risk Assessment, Information Technology initiatives, security initiatives, development of policies and procedures and Special Projects for Senior Management and the Audit Committee.
Further, following CanWest Global, but prior to joining Sunera, Shawn was a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Risk Advisory Services practice, where he developed and led client risk management and Internal Audit related projects, largely for government entities.
Shawn specializes in internal control and risk management – specifically the documentation, audit, evaluation and improvement of business processes, information systems and controls. He has directed, in both public practice and industry, many audit and advisory projects of all sizes for many organizations.
