ESG: What is it and which role is there for Internal Audit?

Seasoned C-Level Executive passionate in developing audit functions in global
industrial environments.

Dirk Debruyne is an experienced Chief Audit Executive with almost 30 years’
experience in Internal and external Audit. He started his audit career at Ernst &
Young (EY) in Belgium and was the audit manager for large multinational
companies.
Dirk started his journey in Internal Audit with Ingersoll Rand – a US listed global
diversified industrial (well known for products like Bobcat, Thermo King, Club Car
and Trane air-conditioning). He developed the internal audit function in Europe
and expanded his geographical reach by having audit responsibilities for all audit
assignments for Ingersoll rand outside the US with teams based in Brussels,
Bangalore and Shanghai.
After 12 years with Ingersoll Rand, he joined Aliaxis, a Belgian family-owned
global industrial group to be the Group Vice President Audit reporting to the CFO
of the Group and the Audit Committee. At Aliaxis he had final responsibility on
all audit engagements (internal control reviews, IT audits, investigations, …) and
managed the ethics program for the group. He was also the Group Internal Audit
Director for Beaulieu International in 2021.
Dirk has a master’s degree in accountancy, in computer auditing and an MBA and
is CISA certified.