Best in Class Operational, Accounting & Technology Audit Services
Gerald Meyers, CISA & CIA Managing Director
Professional Experience
Jerry is the founder and leader of our firm-wide Information Technology Risk Practice. He has over 20 years of total Internal Audit and IT Audit experience both in industry and in Professional Services with Andersen, Deloitte, and Protiviti. Prior to coming to Accell, Jerry was part of his last firm's National IT Audit Services team for 5 years, leading the development of their IT Risk Assessment tool and IT SOX Methodology. Over his career, he has conducted hundreds of IT Risk Assessments for multibillion dollar worldwide Technology corporations to small pre-IPO companies. Jerry is an active member of the local and international ISACA and IIA chapters and is past Chairman of the CISA Certification Committee for ISACA Global.
Key Highlights
Lead executive on numerous Internal Audit and IT Audit projects where responsibilities included leading the annual risk assessment, developing the annual audit plan, and reporting periodically to executive management and the board of directors.
Engagement leader on over 70 Sarbanes-Oxley projects, many of which are covered multiple material locations in the US, Europe, Asia, and Central America. Teams managed ranged in size from 4 to 45 professionals in up to 8 foreign geographies.
Stella Tseng, CISA Managing Director
Professional Experience
Stella is a Managing Director in our Global Risk Solutions Practice. Stella has over 15 years of information technology audit and internal audit experience. She spent part of her career with the University of Minnesota and Protiviti. She has led many engagements in a variety of industries including semi-conductor, biotechnology, and high technology.
Key Highlights
Stella has extensive experience leading projects assisting clients in their Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts, including developing and establishing the scope for those that were in their first year. She has worked closely with external auditors and presented at audit committee meetings. She also has deep Internal Audit and IT Audit Leadership experience directing and overseeing numerous projects. Stella has recommended improved processes, procedures, control activities, and provided guidance to IT and business process control owners in gaining controls and process efficiency.
Eric Sumerfield, CISA Associate Director
Professional Experience
Eric is an Associate Director with our Global Risk Solutions Practice specializing in Information Systems audits. He has served clients across multiple industries including Life Sciences and High-Tech in various Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance and Internal Audit engagements. He has developed extremely deep technical skills over the past 15 years.
Key Highlights
Eric has led a variety of engagements from small security assessments to global IT governance reviews across a variety of industries. He has also recommended improved processes, procedures, and control activities, and provided guidance to IT process control owners. Prior to joining Accell, Eric worked on a project management team with VeriFone supporting over 200 clients across the US and Asia. He is certified by ISACA as a CISA.
