Kevin Harried joins PwC’s Risk Assurance Practice

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that Kevin Harried has joined the firm's risk assurance practice as a managing director based out of the Jacksonville, Florida office. Harried will concentrate on leading the development and delivery of Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) capabilities and opportunities, including Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management and Ethics & Compliance.

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"Kevin is an exceptionally talented individual who brings a wealth of GRC expertise to our clients in the region, including experience developing and deploying corporate governance infrastructure such as enterprise risk management, business continuity management and compliance & ethics programs," said Andrew Wallace, Risk Assurance leader for PwC's Florida market. "As companies continue to transform their businesses to succeed in today's fast-changing environment, they remain concerned about growing external market risks that can derail their strategic priorities. Kevin's experience in implementing risk management and risk mitigation programs will serve our clients well as we help them take a holistic, multifunctional view of managing risk."

Prior to joining PwC, Harried was a senior vice president and director of risk management at FIS™. During his professional career, Kevin has focused on building and deploying enterprise risk management, corporate governance and assessment programs in organizations of differing sizes and complexity. He has also taken on Third Party Assurance, Internal Audit and Information & Data Security roles ranging from developing SOX programs to heading the security and privacy organization.

Harried received his B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of ISACA, active in volunteer activities associated with his church and coaches youth sports.

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