Our people

MGI Worldwide has been strengthened and structured to provide dynamic, transparent leadership for our member firms.

International Committee (MGI Worldwide's supervisory board)

Elected by members from each region, the International Committee's (IC) role is to supervise the management team, to take strategic decisions and to represent the interests of members worldwide. Three members of the IC are elected to form the Executive Committee (EC). 

*Members of the Executive Committee

László Killik

László Killik

Chair*, Represents Europe, based in Budapest, Hungary

Karin Monchak

Karin Monchak

IC Member*, Represents Latin America. based in Curitiba, Brazil

Jane Lowden

Jane Lowden

IC Member*, Represents UK & Ireland. based in London, UK

Young Ham

Young Ham

IC Member, Represents Asia, based in Seoul, Korea

Daddy Nkuvu Wena

Daddy Nkuvu Wena

IC Member, Represents Africa, based in Kinshasa, DRC

Sam Acquaviva

Sam Acquaviva

IC Member, Represents Australasia, based in Perth, Australia

Mohamed Boumesmar

Mohamed Boumesmar

IC Member, Represents Middle East & North Africa, based in Casablanca, Morocco

Ray Frierson

Ray Frierson

IC Member, Represents North America, based in Houston, USA

Global Management

Comprises a CEO working in close cooperation with the Global Marketing Team. His job is to lead and manage the organisation, subject to the supervision of the EC and IC. They and the IC are advised and supported by the Company Secretary.
 

Chris Borneman

Chris Borneman

Chief Executive Officer

Maxine Brock

Maxine Brock

Chief Marketing Officer

Emma Rowley

Emma Rowley

Membership & Marketing Manager

Nicki Lynn

Nicki Lynn

Operations Manager

Ana Travassos

Ana Travassos

Executive Assistant

Jonathan Farrow

Jonathan Farrow

Company Secretary

Regional Coordinators

Each region has a permanent Executive, reporting to the regional management, leading and managing the area on a day-to-day basis.
 

Audrey Danasamy

Audrey Danasamy

Regional Director Asia, Middle East & Africa, Africa, based in Melbourne, Australia

Ayzsa Gibbs

Ayzsa Gibbs

Regional Coordinator, Accru Group, Australia, based in Adelaide, Australia

 Caterina Sullivan

Caterina Sullivan

Regional Coordinator, Australasia, based in Canberra, Australia

Zoltán Paksy

Zoltán Paksy

Regional Director, Europe, based in Budapest, Hungary

Andrea Pallas

Andrea Pallas

Regional Director, Latin America, based in Montevideo, Uruguay

Fernanda López

Fernanda López

Mexico Manager, Latin America,, based in Zacatecas, Mexico

 Joe Tarasco

Joe Tarasco

Regional Director, North America, based in New York, USA

Rachel Pugh

Rachel Pugh

Regional Coordinator, UK & Ireland, based in High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Technical Committee

The Technical Committee (TC) comprises three members chosen by the IC from non-IC Members.

The TC's role is to advise the IC and CEO on technical aspects of the quality review and audit independence systems of the network, to propose the regulatory framework for those systems, to appoint and guide quality reviewers and to assess member firms on their quality assurance performance.

Abe Petersen

Abe Petersen

Cape Town, South Africa

Thies Lentfer

Thies Lentfer

Hamburg, Germany

Ricardo Ruiz Betancourt

Ricardo Ruiz Betancourt

San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Shadow International Committee

The Shadow International Committee (Shadow IC) is an innovative addition to the organisation, aimed at incorporating the perspectives of the next generation of talent into the decision-making process.  There are two key benefits; helping prepare MGI Worldwide for tomorrow; and helping shape it for our successors. 

Kerryn Haughton (O’Hare)

Kerryn Haughton (O’Hare)

Shadow IC Member, Represents Africa, based in Cape Town, South Africa

Cameron Zandier, CPA, MST

Cameron Zandier, CPA, MST

Shadow IC Member, Represents North America, based in Pittsburgh, United States

Saniya Dinodia Kohli

Saniya Dinodia Kohli

Shadow IC Member, Represents Asia, based in New Delhi, India

Jake Duignan

Jake Duignan

Shadow IC Member, Represents Australasia, based in Sydney, Australia

Anna Ebner

Anna Ebner

Shadow IC Member, Represents Europe, based in Munich, Germany

Andrés Osorio

Andrés Osorio

Shadow IC Member, Represents Latin America, based in Mexico City, Mexico

Hazem Al Khatib

Hazem Al Khatib

Shadow IC Member, Represents MENA, based in Amman, Jordan

Sophie Woodburn

Sophie Woodburn

Shadow IC Member, Represents UK & Ireland, based in London, UK