Gordon B. Moore, CPA, CIA, CA. F.C.A.,
President, Sepia Associates. Sewickley, PA
Mr. Gordon B. Moore started his career in public accounting in London, England before going into industry. He then worked in the management of the internal audit departments of Caribbean Development Bank of Barbados, West Indies and Polysar Limited of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. After this he held financial controlling positions for Polysar Rubber in Fribourg, Switzerland and in Toronto, Canada, ending his career in industry as the Vice President Internal Audit for Bayer Corporation, the $10 billion US subsidiary of Bayer AG, a German company. He also spent eighteen months working as a Senior Manager with Ernst and Young managing several large Sarbanes Oxley Sec 404 implementation projects. Mr. Moore then founded the consulting firm of Sepia Associates bringing you not only his extensive international experience but also a network of several impressive associates with different professional backgrounds and considerable project and consulting experience.
In his career in the industry, he has been involved in uncovering and investigating many multi million dollar frauds, introducing revolutionary forensic fraud and duplicate payments detection techniques. He developed the internal audit departments into what was seen in the corporations as well respected groups whose staff, advice, and help were sought after by line management. He has also been involved in several major multi million dollar acquisitions and divestitures.
Since founding the business consulting firm of Sepia Associates in (year) Mr. Moore and has been conducting workshops and seminars for the business communities across the USA and the Caribbean. He brings to these events his substantial wealth of experience, knowledge and insights acquired from years of senior managerial positions in corporations within the USA, Europe and the Caribbean, to help companies improve internal control mechanisms, and protect against losses, from undetected fraudulent activity.
Last year Sepia Associates conducted seminars on the topic of Fraud Detection and Prevention for the Caribbean business communities of Jamaica, Bahamas and Barbados. Here are some comments from participants:-
• “This seminar was very informative and highlighted areas in which my company can improve controls in order to prevent fraud”
• “Informative, well presented and interesting. Good examples given making the whole concept of fraud clear”
• “Excellent examples of how fraud occurs. Presenter is very knowledgeable on the topic.
• “Excellent use of practical examples to support topics.
• “The seminar provided a wealth of knowledge on fraud prevention.It opened up my eyes to the necessity of having proper controls and detective easures in place. It will significantly assist my ability to detect and prevent fraud.
Mr. Moore has been a frequent guest lecturer at Florida State and Florida A&M Universities, on the topics of fraud and ethics, published papers on fraud detection, has made presentations on Control Self Assessment, Fraud Prevention and Detection and Reengineering Internal Controls at various seminars and conferences and has conducted several workshops in SOX internal control assessment and documentation.
Mr. Moore is a member of the Canadian and UK Institutes of Chartered Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant in the USA and a Certified Internal Auditor. He is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Pittsburgh Chapter Institute of Internal Auditors and Brothers' Brother's Foundation, a charitable organization that in 2006 distributed close to US$300 million in gifts in kind.