Enterprise Risk Management (Preview)

xv ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Fontaine is an accomplished professional who specializes in risk management and control. He holds a B.Com. and MBA from the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa, Canada. Paul is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA, Canada), a Certified Management Consultant (CMC, Canada), and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). In addition, he holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors, and a Professional Certi- ficate in Risk Management from the Sprott School of Business of the Carleton University in Ottawa. Paul also completed the Enterprise Risk Management (CRM-E) professional designation program of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS). Paul has thirty years of experience in audit, risk management and control, including three years with Ernst & Young, and seven years with Deloitte Consulting. As a management consultant for more than twenty years, many of his projects involved developing risk profiles, risk management action plans, risk management frameworks, risk management policies and guidelines, and risk-based audit plans for internal audit functions. Paul continues his work in Enterprise Risk Management as an author and publisher. He offers education and professional training services in risk management, and volunteers to speak at professional and academic conferences. In addition, he offers advice to academics and professionals interested in developing textbooks for higher education, and offers publi- shing services to authors of exceptional textbooks. In his spare time, Paul enjoys hockey, movies, music, fine arts, performing arts and the company of friends.