Linda Drysdale

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LINDA DRYSDALE

Experienced public company CFO and Board Director with deep finance, risk management and audit expertise and a proven track record over 25 years. Over a decade of experience reporting to Boards of Directors and Board Audit Committees as CFO and senior Internal Audit executive- CFO at Pet Valu, the largest pet specialty retailer in Canada- Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of Groupe Dynamite- Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of Pet Valu- CFO of Interac Co, the leading payment services provider in Canada- Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Tire Bank for 6 years, with independent Board of Directors and over $1 billion in revenue.$390M in pretax income. Canada’s third largest MasterCard issuer. Oversight of all finance functions during period of significant change and growth- Chief audit executive for Canadian Tire Corporation. Redefined processes and methodology, rebuilt leadership team, and increased productivity by more than 100%. Introduced comprehensive risk analysis into audit planning- Leader of Bell Canada’s Internal Audit function. Comprehensively redefined strategy, methodologies and processes of Internal Audit Department. Big Four accounting firm undertaking quality review lauded the quality of the department as exceptional- National Leader of the Privacy Services Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Leader of Deloitte’s GTA privacy practice. Instrumental in developing the national practice- Deputy Leader of Deloitte\'s Risk Management Services Practice in the United Kingdom. Established Deloitte’s Risk Management & Control Services (RMC) practice in the UK. Founding member of Deloitte’s RMC Practice in North America. Co-led development of the service line strategy- Led large number of high profile professional services engagements over a decade, both domestically and internationally, in risk management, internal audit, governance, regulatory compliance, privacy, IT and financial audit. Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Internal Auditor / Chief Auditor, Finance Professional, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), former Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)Specialties: Executive Management, Finance, Board Reporting, Governance, Audit Committee, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury, Capital Allocation, Risk Management, Retail, Credit Cards, Payments, PCI, Internal Audit, IT Audit, Third Party Assurance, Privacy, Personal Information Management.