Pritesh Sapkal

About Pritesh Sapkal

Dynamic Audit Director specialising in IT and OT security audits with experience at Colgate Palmolive, Accenture, and Novartis. Expert in advancing audit quality through strategic analytics and automation. Skilled in stakeholder management and compliance, enhancing security risk assessment processes across sectors.

Experience

1. IT Audit Director (Global Lead)

   Colgate-Palmolive

   Oct 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Responsible for management and oversight of Colgate Palmolive\'s Corporate IT Internal Audit team and reporting IT risks to the Audit Committee.• Directed global information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and cyber security audit processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines.• Led IT and OT security risk assessments, enhancing risk mitigation strategies.• Managed audit teams, coordinating cross-functional projects for risk management.• Managed IT and OT (Manufacturing Systems) audit risk universe across business and manufacturing domains.• Implemented data analytics tools for audit automation, improving efficiency.• Collaborated with leadership on compliance initiatives, strengthening stakeholder relationships.• Drove departmental audit quality assurance program, elevating standards and processes to ensure consistent audit quality.• Ensured audit execution conforms to IIA standards and regulatory guidelines such as ISO, NIST, CIS, GDPR, CCPA, DPDP etc.

Education

• St. Pauls School

  Secondary School, General

  2003 — 2004

• Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science

  Higher Secondary (10+2), Science

  2004 — 2006

• University of Pune

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), IT Systems

  2009 — 2011

• University of Pune

  B.C.A, Computers

  2006 — 2009