Appointment comes during timely opportunity for organizations to bolster risk profiles

CHICAGO: Sikich, a Chicago-based leading global technology-enabled professional services company, today announced that Jamey Loupe has joined as a principal and leader of the organization's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) service line. Loupe has extensive experience and a proven track record leading and growing risk practices and teams at major firms and joins Sikich amidst the company’s rapid strategic expansion.

“The rise of generative AI coupled with the challenges present in the current environment creates immense, and oftentimes urgent, opportunities for organizations to build more resilient businesses,” said Mike Kean, Managing Principal, Sikich. “Given the nuances inherent in every organization’s model and way of working, a proactive, tailored approach to risk is critical, especially within today’s increasingly complex and rapidly evolving landscape.”

The company’s GRC practice offers various services that help organizations mitigate risk, build and maintain trust in their people, processes, systems, and data. These include:

• Internal audit – resourcing; IA setup and methodology; insights and innovation; assurance and advisory
• Internal control – general controls assessment; internal controls documentation; internal controls deficiency remediation; automation; data analytics and visualization; SOX maturity
• Risk management – enterprise risk management; operational risk management; third party risk management; technology risk management; operational resilience; risk advisory
• Governance & compliance – compliance program assessment and support; governance; SOC reports
• Fraud services – investigations, ethics programs, fraud risk assessment
• Cybersecurity risk management – services that enable organizations to mitigate Cybersecurity risk effectively

Loupe has a Master of Arts in Information Management Systems from Harvard Extension School and holds a Cybersecurity certification from Harvard University. He also holds several other certifications in the technology risk space, including CISA, CCSK, and CISSP. He joins Sikich from BDO USA.

About Sikich

Sikich is a Chicago-based global company specializing in technology-enabled professional services. With approximately 2,000 employees, Sikich draws on a diverse portfolio of technology solutions to deliver transformative digital strategies. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments and federal agencies, Sikich clients utilize a broad spectrum of services and products to help them improve performance and achieve long-term, strategic goals.

Sikich practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients, and Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries provide tax and business advisory services to its clients. Sikich CPA LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich LLC under which Sikich LLC supports Sikich CPA LLC’s performance of its professional services. Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.

“Sikich” is the brand name under which Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC provide professional services. The entities under the Sikich brand are independently owned and are not liable for the services provided by any other entity providing services under the Sikich brand. The use of the terms “our company”, “we” and “us” and other similar terms denote the alternative practice structure of Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC.

Fonte: Business Wire