Norman Marks

Norman Marks, CPA, CRMA is a retired executive focusing on corporate governance, risk management, internal audit, enterprise performance, and the value of information. He is also a coach and mentor to individuals and organizations around the world.

Norman was the chief audit executive and chief risk officer of major global corporations and is a globally-recognized thought leader in the professions of internal auditing and risk management. In addition, he has served as compliance officer, ethics officer, and managed what would now be called the IT governance function (information security, contingency planning, methodologies, standards, etc.) He ran the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) programs and investigation units at several companies.

Norman is a frequent speaker internationally, the author of multiple award-winning articles, and a prolific blogger about better run business (consistently rating as one of the top global influencers in social media on the topics of GRC, internal audit, risk management, and governance).

Norman was profiled in publications of the AICPA and the IIA as an innovative and successful internal auditing leader. He has also been honored as a Fellow of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group for his GRC thought leadership, and as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management for his contributions to risk management. In 2018, he was inducted into the IIA's American Hall of Distinguished Practitioners.