Patricia Ritchie has provided value added recommendations for improvement to clients during Operational, Financial & IT audits for over 10 years of her career. She is Relevante’s Director of Internal Audit Solutions responsible for the management and oversight of professional services provided to Clients for: Internal Audit Co-sourcing Arrangements, Project Outsourcing, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Staffing, Quality Audit Reviews and Internal Audit Training & Development Programs.
Patricia is a Certified Internal Auditor via the Institute of Internal Auditors, where she served as past Secretary of the North Eastern PA Chapter. She holds an MBA with a Concentration in Accounting from Wilkes University, and attained a Certified Project Manager certificate from the Project Management Leadership Group.
She has delivered numerous presentations on internal auditing to hundreds of companies and groups including the 2009 New York State CPA Conference “Bridging the GAAP to IFRS” where she spoke on the Top Risks of IFRS Conversions & the Roles of Project Management & Internal Auditing. She writes the bi-annual Internal Auditing Newsletter, Relevante’s publication on current trends and updates within the profession. Her career breadth and depth includes roles such as Corporate Manager of Internal Audit, Financial Information Systems Project Manager, and Corporate Controller. Patricia brings working knowledge and expertise in the field of performing risk based operational, financial and IT internal audits including the areas of Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity.
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Remi Forgeas, CPA
IFRS Leader
Mazars |
Remi Forgeas possesses more than fifteen years of experience providing audit and transaction services in the U.S. and in Europe to large international firms, both public and private. Mr. Forgeas focuses his expertise on cross border issues, including differences between US GAAP and WRS. His industry experience in servicing multi-national companies includes manufacturing, advertising, oil and gas, and construction.
Mr. Forgeas received his graduate degree from Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris, France and his Masters in Econometrics from the University of Paris, France. He is a Certified Public Accountant in NewYork and his professional affiliations include the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He is the editor-in-chief of the Mazars' newsletter on IFRS for the USA and writes articles for various accounting publications.
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W. Allen Sullivan, CPA, MBA, MST
Senior Consultant
Relevante Inc. |
Allen Sullivan is a senior consultant with Relevante, Inc. His practice areas include financial reporting, process improvement, internal auditing, business planning, financial analysis and cost accounting.
Allen has held a variety of division financial executive and corporate staff positions with public multinational manufacturers. The staff positions include global consolidations and SEC and shareholder reporting. He also was CFO of the US operations of a public UK corporation. He began his career in accounting and finance as a member of Ernst & Young’s audit staff. He has presented continuing professional education seminars for the AICPA, PICPA and CPE, Inc. and has served as a technical manager on the AICPA’s Exams Team.
Allen holds a BS degree in accounting from Lehigh University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Taxation degree from Temple University. He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. |
