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Conversations with Colleagues
BY FARAH ARAJ
Adnan Zaidi
PwC’s Middle East
Assurance Clients
& Markets Leader
shares his views on
what it means to be
an effective internal
audit leader In an exclusive interview, Internal Auditor - Middle East spoke to Adnan Zaidi who is
a Partner and Board Member at PwC Middle East. Adnan is also PwC Middle East’s
Assurance Clients & Markets Leader and is a Trusted Advisor to many of the region’s
largest Corporations. He began his career almost 25 years ago with Arthur Andersen in
London and subsequently moved to Dubai and held several leadership positions with
prominent companies. Adnan was the Audit Committee Chairman of the International
Cricket Council for the past five years and holds a number of Board positions at Not-for-
Profit organisations. He is one of the region’s pioneers in the field of internal auditing
and actively supports the profession at a global and regional level. Adnan is a member
of the Executive Committee of the UAE Internal Auditors Association (UAE-IAA) as
well as being a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) Global Professional
Development Committee.
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