Catherine Kenny

I am enthusiastic, with strong people management skills and passionately champion diversity and inclusion both in the workplace and outside.

With over 13 years of risk and controls experience in the Wealth and Asset management industry, both in-house and as an advisor I have a strong technical track record in Internal Audit and in building trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders.

EY Senior Manager – Wealth and Asset Management Internal Audit October 2016 – Present (more details of EY below).

As a senior member of our Wealth and Asset management risk and controls industry practice, I worked with several large UK and global financial institutions. I am also actively involved in promoting our talent agenda and the performance of the team.

SEI Europe Investment Limited (UK) Head of Internal Audit May 2013 – October 2016

SEI is a global provider of asset management, investment processing, and investment operations solutions. I led the European Internal Audit Team where I helped improve Internal Audit’s focus on the high risk areas of the business, and worked closely with senior stakeholders as a trusted advisor for insights and assurance on control frameworks, program assurance and business monitoring

PricewaterhouseCoopers Ireland Senior Associate (Asset Management) October 2009 – May 2013

I was selected for the PwC graduate programme from University, and I also qualified as an ACA during my time at PwC. I gained a wide range of experience in statutory and financial funds audits, as specialised in alternatives and hedge funds whilst at the same time contributing to the people agenda within PwC.