May is Internal Audit awareness month

By John Seeram

May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month, and 2016 marks 75 years of existence of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) as a global voice for internal auditing. Today the IIA is serving approximately 180,000 members in 190 countries.

Guyana became a Chapter Member of the Latin America and Caribbean region of the IIA in April 2000 with yours truly being the first President. Since then this chapter has had a second past President in Deodat Indar and the third and current president is Jaigopaul Ram.

As a founder member and past president, I admire a profession that constantly strives to evolve, to expand its mandate,