The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has announced the global professional association’s 2010-2011 board of directors officers and executive committee. The election took place at The IIA’s Annual Business Meeting last week in Atlanta, Ga.

Serving as chairman of the board is Günther Meggeneder, chief audit executive at ista International in Essen, Germany. Other appointments include:

Dennis Beran, senior vice president and director of audit at JCPenney, as senior vice chairman;

Paul Sobel, vice president of internal audit at Mirant Corporation, as vice chairman of professional development;

Philip Tarling, international projects director, RSM Tenon, Fareham, United Kingdom, as vice chairman of the board for professional practices;

Michael Parkinson, director at KPMG, Canberra, Australia, as vice chairman of the board for professional services;

Patricia Scipio, director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, as vice chairman of the board for research. She also will serve as president of The IIA Research Foundation, providing strategic direction for research on the internal audit profession;

Oswaldo Basile, executive director at Trusty Consultories in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as treasurer; and

Fatimah Abu Bakar, executive director, Columbus Advisory Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as secretary.

All officers will serve in their position for a one-year term. A full list of The IIA board of directors is available at: http://www.theiia.org/theiia/iia-leadership/.

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