William S. Bojan, Jr. President & CEO
The ERM and internal audit disciplines established under his leadership were profiled as leading practice in several studies commissioned by the Corporate Executive Board, a leading research and benchmarking firm, including “The Governance Partnership” in 2004, “Enterprise Risk Audit Planning” in 2006, as well as leading practice summaries created for CFOs and Audit Committee members. In the role of Chief Risk Officer at UnitedHealth Group, Bill led the establishment of a formal ERM program across all businesses and reported to the Audit Committee of the board. This program was successfully positioned within the business as an important and accepted governance mechanism. It also provided a source of value to the business by enhancing achievement of objectives, execution of key processes, and management of current and emerging risks. In the role of General Auditor, Bill led the re-engineering of the internal audit function to a risk-based, value-added discipline within the organization. The ERM and internal audit disciplines were also integrated at key points to create a mutually reinforcing model that enhanced the success of both disciplines. In the role of interim Chief Ethics Officer, he helped to lead the establishment of leading ethics practices and increased organizational awareness and buy-in of the ethics & integrity function. He also served on the newly established corporate social responsibility taskforce as a leader of several key initiatives. Bill also served as a partner at Arthur Andersen in both Chicago and Minneapolis. In this capacity, he led ERM and internal audit client service teams for large and medium-sized companies in various industries. Previously, he led the internal audit function for Kemper Corporation, and served as an external audit manager with Ernst & Young. Bill holds a B.S. degree and a Masters of Accountancy from DePaul University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), a Certified Risk Professional, and a Certified Internal Auditor. |