Keynote Speaker

Ms. Angela Hoon

Angela Hoon joined General Motors as Executive Director, Strategic Risk Management, in May 2015. Hoon leads GM’s Global Strategic Risk Management program, and is responsible for improving risk governance and culture by driving a “risk” thought process into strategic and cross-functional decision making. She has championed a standardized, global approach that is practical and relevant across all layers of the business, and includes early identification of risks and analyses of their interdependencies.  Hoon provides regular updates to the Executive Leadership Team, and the Risk Committee of the GM Board of Directors.
 
Prior to joining GM, Hoon was a principal in the risk consulting practice for KPMG USA. During her tenure there she was one of the national partners focused on the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) across industries. She is a recognized leader with over 20 years of experience in ERM and GRC services.
 
Hoon started her career at KPMG South Africa where she performed external audit services in the manufacturing sector. She holds bachelor’s degrees in commerce and accounting from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.  In addition she is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor and has a Certification in Risk Management Assurance.