Palma Barbieri Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

Caledon Trust Company is a federally chartered Canadian trust company. Its principal operating business is CommonWealth Fund Services Ltd., an investment fund administrator.

Provide risk and internal audit advisory and educational services to boards, audit committees and the C-suite.

VP, Financial Systems Project (2011 - 2012)VP, Mark’s Finance, Calgary, AB (Special 9 month secondment assignment 2011)VP, Internal Audit Services & ERM (2010 - 2011)VP, Risk Management Services - Led ERM, Corporate Program Management Office, Legislative Compliance Management & Corporate Security (2008 - 2010)VP, Internal Audit Services (2006 - 2008)DVP, Internal Audit Services (2002 - 2006)Key Accomplishments:Established the enterprise risk management framework focused on enhancing the organization’s ability to achieve corporate objectives and strategy:  Initiated and facilitated executive and board level identification of principal risks and the articulation of the Corporation’s risk appetite.  Established the enterprise risk management framework, including a board approved corporate policy outlining risk management accountabilities, requirements and reporting protocol that included a risk dashboard for principal risks.  Established a new internal audit function with a risk based audit approach in alignment with the new enterprise risk management framework.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided risk management and audit advisory services to organizations in various industries.

Toronto, Canada Area

AVP, TD Canada Trust Audit Services (2000)AVP, Audit Services & Investigations, Canada Trust (1997 - 2000)Senior Manager, Audit Services, Canada Trust (1995 - 1997)Key Accomplishments:Led audit of post-merger business integration initiative at TD/Canada Trust:  Established an effective process for auditing the post-merger business integration initiative of the Canadian retail bank operations that consisted of over 400 projects.  Developed and implemented process including training of audit teams within 2 month period to meet urgent Board and executive need for risk assurance related to this critical initiative. Instrumental in transforming Canada Trust internal audit function:  Established a new risk based internal audit process and related documentation and training material, resulting in the transformation of the internal audit team from a traditional branch compliance focus to a value added risk based focus.  Implemented significant changes to the fraud investigation process to improve efficiency and established a prioritization protocol for dealing with cases.

Toronto, Canada Area

Director, Audit Operations (1995)Director, Practice Development (1994 - 1995)Senior Consultant, Audit Standards and Practices (1992 - 1994)Key accomplishment:Instrumental in transforming the internal audit function of over 200 staff from a traditional branch compliance focus to a value-added risk based focus.

Toronto, Canada Area

Formulated and executed the full audit plan for newly acquired Trust business, and completed several corporate systems development audits.

Toronto, Canada Area

Senior Manager, IT Systems Audits (1988 - 1990)Manager, New Systems Development Audits (1986 - 1988)As a senior member of the Internal Audit department, was responsible for various IT audits in Canada, and for assisting Lloyds Bank Group international auditors with New York treasury audits.

Kitchener, Canada Area

•Transformed family run entrepreneurial operations into disciplined processes to support growth plans:  Introduced numerous performance management processes including a regional store supervisory organization, HR policies and processes to address equity concerns and legislative requirements, and a revised store incentive compensation structure that improved gross margin by over 200 basis points without negatively impacting sales.  Transitioned manual accounting processes to a computerized accounting system.  Developed a planning and budgeting model for the business that was key to obtaining additional bank operating lines to support expansion.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

B.Math, Ca Option

Executive Education Program: Operations Leadership