According to Ali F. Hadman, Majid Al Futtaim Retail’s Chief Audit Officer, internal audit helps to “steer” the business in its decision-making without “jeopardizing the function’s independence and objectivity.” “I want audit to become a body that exports talent to the organization. I don’t want audit to be a final destination. This is how we show our relevance to the business. We export change agents to turn around the business with the right discipline and the right controllership mindset,” says Hadman.  

In this profile, Hadman describes how his team uses relevance to push internal audit transformation forward.