Brent Lapeze

Executive summary

Brent is the Houston Internal Audit leader and has over 20 years of experience in the information technology operations and audit fields. His engagements and background include IT internal controls, infrastructure, risk mitigation, software selection, system implementation, governance, and regulatory compliance.

His experience in helping organizations includes:

• Providing Year-1 (start-up) Sarbanes-Oxley compliance services for clients in numerous industries. The services included process documentation, internal controls identification, controls testing, and recommendations for improvement.
• Conducting IT operational reviews to identify improvements within governance practices, security, delegations of authority, IT infrastructure, resource optimization, and within the internal controls environment.
• Working with executive management, internal audit groups, information technology groups, as well as business units to educate them on the ongoing requirements related to attestation and certification.
• Conducting IT risk assessments for a number of clients to identify opportunities for management to align business strategies to operations and to develop a common language and understanding for risk management and risk appetite.

Professional qualifications and memberships

•    Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) – ISACA

Education

• B.S. Management Information Systems, Louisiana State University