News

September 28, 2023

	New Directors and Appointements
	Two new members were elected to the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation’s Board of Directors at the recent September 21 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Board members bring valuable knowledge and experience and will help guide the Foundation in the coming years. The new Directors are: Richard Arthurs, FCPA, FCMA, MBA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, QIAL Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, and National Internal Audit Services Leader, MNP Bio Clinton Griffiths, CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CRM, CDMP Associate Partner, Orbis Risk Consulting Bio At the organization meeting of the Board following the AGM, Directors appointed the following officers: Chair Michèle Galipeau, CPA, CA Former Auditor General of the City of Montreal Bio Vice-Chair Malcolm Gaston, CPA, CMA, CPFA (UK), ICD.D Strategic Priorities Advisor Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia Bio Board committees were also re-constituted. Member lists for each committee can be accessed here. A list of the full Board, including Director biographies, is available on our website. Thank You to Our Outgoing Chair September 21^st marked the end of outgoing Chair Evangeline Colman-Sadd’s term as a CAAF Director. Having joined the CAAF Board in 2017, she has served as Board Chair for the past four years, while she was the Auditor General of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Her invaluable knowledge and leadership helped guide the Foundation and its Board through many challenges and opportunities. Evangeline provided the following farewell message to CAAF and its members: Evangeline Colman-Sadd, CPA, CA Former Auditor General of Halifax Regional Municipality “It has been my honour to serve as a CAAF Board member and Chair of the Board. Over the last few years, CAAF has faced many challenges, including a pandemic that saw the need to pivot to different ways of working and, more importantly, of delivering training. While there will always be challenges on the horizon, I believe CAAF’s diverse board and management team, including new CEO Paul Forgues, positions the organization to achieve its vision of being recognized as a global knowledge leader in public sector auditing and oversight.” The CAAF Board and staff would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to Evangeline for her tireless work in service of the Foundation and its goal of advancing of public sector accountability. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours. In Memoriam It is with sadness that we share the news that two former members of our Board of Directors passed away this month. Kenneth Dye, MBA, FCA January 16, 1936 - September 5, 2023 Kenneth Dye was the Auditor General of Canada from 1981 to 1991. He served on our Board throughout that period, as Secretary (1981‑1983) and as Vice‑Chair (1983‑1991). See Kenneth's Obituary Robert (Bob) Wener, FCPA, FCA October 25, 1953 - September 1, 2023 Bob Wener served on our Board from 2009‑2011, at which time he was Managing Partner for Ottawa at KPMG. See Bob's Obituary We are thankful for the important contributions that Kenneth and Bob made to our organization and to the auditing profession.

New Directors and Appointements

Two new members were elected to the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation’s Board of Directors at the recent September 21 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Board members bring valuable knowledge and experience and will help guide the Foundation in the coming years.

The new Directors are:

Richard Arthurs, FCPA, FCMA, MBA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, QIAL

Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, and
National Internal Audit Services Leader, MNP

Bio

Clinton Griffiths, CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CRM, CDMP

Associate Partner, Orbis Risk Consulting

Bio

At the organization meeting of the Board following the AGM, Directors appointed the following officers:

Chair

Michèle Galipeau, CPA, CA

Former Auditor General of the City of Montreal

Bio

Vice-Chair

Malcolm Gaston, CPA, CMA, CPFA (UK), ICD.D

Strategic Priorities Advisor
Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia

Bio

Board committees were also re-constituted. Member lists for each committee can be accessed here. A list of the full Board, including Director biographies, is available on our website.

Thank You to Our Outgoing Chair

September 21^st marked the end of outgoing Chair Evangeline Colman-Sadd’s term as a CAAF Director. Having joined the CAAF Board in 2017, she has served as Board Chair for the past four years, while she was the Auditor General of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Her invaluable knowledge and leadership helped guide the Foundation and its Board through many challenges and opportunities.

Evangeline provided the following farewell message to CAAF and its members:

Evangeline Colman-Sadd, CPA, CA

Former Auditor General of Halifax Regional Municipality

“It has been my honour to serve as a CAAF Board member and Chair of the Board. Over the last few years, CAAF has faced many challenges, including a pandemic that saw the need to pivot to different ways of working and, more importantly, of delivering training. While there will always be challenges on the horizon, I believe CAAF’s diverse board and management team, including new CEO Paul Forgues, positions the organization to achieve its vision of being recognized as a global knowledge leader in public sector auditing and oversight.”

The CAAF Board and staff would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to Evangeline for her tireless work in service of the Foundation and its goal of advancing of public sector accountability. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours.

In Memoriam

It is with sadness that we share the news that two former members of our Board of Directors passed away this month.

Kenneth Dye, MBA, FCA

January 16, 1936 - September 5, 2023

Kenneth Dye was the Auditor General of Canada from 1981 to 1991. He served on our Board throughout that period, as Secretary (1981‑1983) and as Vice‑Chair (1983‑1991).

See Kenneth's Obituary

Robert (Bob) Wener, FCPA, FCA

October 25, 1953 - September 1, 2023

Bob Wener served on our Board from 2009‑2011, at which time he was Managing Partner for Ottawa at KPMG.

See Bob's Obituary

We are thankful for the important contributions that Kenneth and Bob made to our organization and to the auditing profession.

September 28, 2023

Richard Arthurs, FCPA, FCMA, MBA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, QIAL

Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, and
National Internal Audit Services Leader, MNP