Luis Garcia

About Luis Garcia

Global internal audit leader with more than 25 years of experience delivering strategic, risk-based assurance across complex, multinational organizations. Recognized for building and transforming high-impact internal audit functions that strengthen governance, enhance internal controls, and align risk management with evolving business and regulatory priorities.As Director of Internal Audit at EZCORP, I lead enterprise-wide audit and advisory activities across finance, operations, technology, and compliance. I serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Executive Team, providing clear, data-driven risk insights that support informed decision-making, sustainable growth, and strong corporate governance. I am also an active member of the Company’s Disclosure Committee, contributing to the oversight of financial reporting and public disclosures to help ensure accuracy, transparency, and consistency in external communications ultimately reducing disclosure risk and reinforcing investor and stakeholder confidence.My career spans senior audit leadership roles in both public and private sectors, including Upbound Group, AmerisourceBergen, and Petco. Across these organizations, I have led global SOX programs, due diligence and integration efforts, ERP and systems transformations, and digital control modernization initiatives. I have successfully built and managed high-performing, diverse audit teams across the U.S, Latin America, and Europe, and I am known for cultivating strong relationships with executive management, audit committees, and external auditors to elevate audit’s influence and value.I bring a balanced leadership style that combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, supported by multiple professional credentials (CPA, CRMA, CICA, CCSA) and fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. I am passionate about positioning internal audit as a forward-looking, trusted advisor, delivering proactive risk intelligence in dynamic, highly regulated environments.Based in Frisco, Texas, I value balance outside of work and enjoy hosting backyard cookouts and spending quality time with my wife and our two daughters; experiences that keep me grounded and reinforce the people-first leadership approach I bring to my teams and organizations.

Experience

1. Director Internal Audit

   EZCORP

   Apr 2023 — Present · Frisco, TX, US

   Lead a risk-aligned internal audit function across all business units in the U.S. and Latin America.• Drive audit planning, execution, and reporting across operational, financial, IT, and compliance areas.• Serve as strategic partner to executive leadership delivering assurance and advisory services with a business-integrated mindset.• Enhance audit coverage and efficiency through data analytics, automation, and agile audit techniques.• Lead talent development initiatives, succession planning, and global collaboration across the function.

Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Coso Erm
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Us Gaap
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Business Process
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Leadership
• Governance
• Coso Framework
• Business Process Improvement
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Assurance
• Budgets
• Finance
• Internal Audit
• Coso
• IT Audit
• Financial Audits
• Internal Controls
• Forecasting
• Financial Risk
• Financial Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Gaap
• Sap
• Project Planning
• Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Corporate Governance
• Ifrs
• Auditing