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Kostas Perris Director, Head of Internal Audit Services PwC Kostas is a Director in the Consulting practice of PwC Greece and currently leads the Internal Audit Services department. He has 12 years of Internal Audit consulting experience, extensively in the areas of internal controls, risk management, internal audit and compliance. Kostas has been involved as a subject matter expert and project manager in a number of projects including the evaluation of internal control systems, efficiency and effectiveness reviews, risk assessment workshops, preparation of internal control procedures manuals, organisation and evaluation of internal audit departments and internal audit outsourcing. The clients he has worked with include some of the largest Greek and multinational retail, manufacturing, shipping, and telecommunication companies. Kostas also has extensive experience in the shipping sector, having led many projects for some of the largest companies, both listed on US stock exchanges and private. These projects involved, among others, Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and support, documentation and improvement of policies and procedures, reviews on improving the effectiveness of management information systems (i.e. reporting and budgeting), organisation of Internal Audit Departments, and development of internal audit methodologies. Kostas holds a bachelor degree (BSc) in Business Administration and a master's degree (MSc) in Applied Economics and Strategy; he is also a member of both the Hellenic and International Institute of Internal Auditors. |