Paul Sobel is Vice President/Chief Audit Executive for Georgia-Pacific, LLC, a privately-owned forest and consumer products company based in Atlanta, GA. He previously served as the CAE for three public companies: Mirant Corporation, an energy company based in Atlanta, GA.; Aquila, Inc., an energy company based in Kansas City, MO.; and Harcourt General’s publishing operations based in Orlando, FL.
Paul has published three books, the first of which is titled Auditor’s Risk Management Guide: Integrating Auditing and ERM, currently in its seventh edition. He co-authored the textbook sponsored by the Internal Audit Foundation (IAF) titled Internal Auditing: Assurance and Consulting Services, which is currently in its fourth edition. His most recent book, titled Enterprise Risk Management: Achieving and Sustaining Success, was published by the IAF in August 2012.
Paul served as The IIA’s Chairman of the Board in 2013-2014, and has served in other IIA leadership roles. In 2012 Paul was recognized in Treasury & Risk Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People in Finance. He currently sits on the Consultancy Advisory Group for IFAC’s International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IIASB) and International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). In the past, he served on the COSO ERM Advisory Council for the update to the COSO ERM framework and the Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB. In 2017, he received The IIA’s Bradford Cadmus Memorial Award for distinguished service to the profession and was inducted into The IIA’s American Hall of Distinguished Audit Practitioners.