Webinar Speakers
Mark Martinelli is the Chief Audit Executive for Synchrony since 2014. Prior to Synchrony, Mark was the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Auditor for HSBC North America and held also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of hsbc.com. Early in his career, Mark worked at KPMG where he held positions supporting external audits within various industries. Mark serves on the Baruch College Fund Board of Trustee and was previously a member of the NYSSCPA Internal Audit Committee. Mark is often a featured industry speaker on banking, accounting and auditing matters and serves on the CPA Journal Review Board.
Brian Scherbaum is a Senior Vice President for Synchrony since 2014. He is responsible for Internal Audit coverage of credit risk, marketing, business strategy and model risk management as well as Internal Audit’s data analytics and digital innovation programs. Prior to Synchrony, Brian held the role of Senior Vice President at HSBC where he oversaw Internal Audit coverage of retail banking and consumer finance businesses across North and South America.
Henry Kung is the Digital Innovation leader for Synchrony Internal Audit since 2018. He is responsible for the Innovation strategy focused on leading data innovation, workforce productivity, new product development, and digital transformation for Internal Audit. Early in his career, Henry worked at Deloitte and Ernst & Young where he was responsible for delivering performance improvement solutions across various industry verticals. Henry also held the role of Senior Vice President delivering innovation programs at Citigroup Internal Audit.
John Cardona is the Assistant VP of Digital Innovation for Synchrony Internal Audit since 2018. He is responsible for executing the Innovation strategy with data automation, robotic process automation, and user interface experiences. Prior to Synchrony, John worked at GE Capital’s Credit Risk Review organization where he was responsible for developing automated processes to test credit decisions. John later joined Synchrony’s Internal Audit Data Analytics team in 2016 where he delivered automated control testing, continuous monitoring & continuous auditing.
David Lehman is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s New York office focusing on technology risk services and leads the firm’s Northeast IT audit practice. He specializes in delivering IT audit, overall SOX compliance with a focus on IT SOX, IT governance, cyber-focused auditing and IT risk management services. He has helped develop the firm’s IT Audit-related methodologies and service offerings, and regularly presents on IT audit and IT risk-related topics.
Scott Madenburg is a market advisor and subject matter expert in audit, risk, and compliance with over 20 years of experience. He has advised organizations on transforming programs through top-tier processes and technology solutions.
He has held leadership roles at Arthur Andersen, Fox Entertainment, News Corporation, Rovi Corporation, and Mobilitie, where he specialized in operational and IT audits, internal controls and SOX compliance, risk management, business process optimization, and system implementations. As Chief Audit Executive at Mobilitie, he established a dynamic internal audit function focusing on control readiness, risk management, and cybersecurity compliance.
Before founding ARCHybrid, Scott was a senior market advisor at AuditBoard, helping organizations optimize their programs with AuditBoard’s connected risk platform. At ARCHybrid, Scott fosters collaboration among audit, risk, and compliance professionals, empowering growth and innovation across the industry.
