Imperial Tobacco Group
GDPR Regulatory Compliance and the Role of Internal Audit: Theoretical & Practical Approach
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is already in place from 25 May 2018, when it superseded EU member state implementations of the 1995 Data Protection Directive (DPD). Compliance with...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Information Leakage and Other Threat: What is Internal Audit's Role?
Effective information management and security remains one of the most important aspects of every business entity. It is interesting to notice that if you “Google” the words “Data Leakage” more...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Transfer Pricing and the Internal Audit Role in Intercompany Transactions
One of the most important and difficult aspects of an audit and review on reliability and integrity of financial statements is the identification for the transactions of related parties. Related...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
The business risk of M&A activity and the role of internal audit function in the risk management process
Mergers and acquisitions represent a dynamic process of corporate culture and strategy. Empirical evidence indicates a high rate of failure of M&A’s to create value for the shareholders of the...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Regulatory risks during M&A projects:
A comparison of European, UK and US frameworks
Mergers and acquisitions represent a dynamic process of corporate culture and strategy. Empirical evidence indicates a high rate of failure of M&A's to create value for the shareholders of the...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece