Rob Michael Newsome
Group Managing Director
Rob Michael Newsome is Partner Emeritus PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) South Africa and Nigeria., and currently, Group Managing Director Platinum Edge Consulting Limited. While with PwC in Nigeria Rob worked extensively with banks completing 12 Board assessment reviews, and ICAAP implementation, two Business Recovery plans, a COSO assessment of the effectiveness of internal control and risk management as required by CBN and led the team that assessed the effectiveness of CBN’s own risk management functions.
Prior to joining Platinum Edge Consulting, Rob led the Risk Assurance and Internal Audit services of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria. He served as the client priority leader of the PwC’s African Risk section within the firm’s Advisory practice. Rob’s professional career has been varied with him being a senior university lecturer in accounting, a partner with accounting firm Fisher Hoffman Stride, Head of Internal Audit at Eskom, Southern African Lead Partner Corporate Governance at KPMG, General Manager Group Internal Audit at MTN, Senior Executive Partner Business Risk Services Ernst & Young and recently to November 2018 as the Chief Risk Officer for South African Airways (SAA).
Rob has served on the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) South African Board from 1996 to 2018, including a term as President (1999-2001). He has been active on the global committees and Board from 2001 to 2018 including as a Vice-Chairman (2007 – 2009). He served on the Global Board. He is currently the Chairman of the Networking Group of the Centre of Corporate Governance, Institute of Directors (IoDCCG) Nigeria. Rob is an IFC Board Evaluation Certified Professional and Corporate Governance Trainer. Rob is regarded as one of the original thought leaders behind the development of approaches for combined assurance and has presented several papers in Africa and internationally on the topic, and has assisted in the implementation of Combined Assurance at various organizations in South Africa, Nigeria, and other countries.