Alan Clifford

Director, Information Systems Audit and Assurance

Alan joined Audit New Zealand in July 2007. He leads the national Information Systems Audit and Assurance team. Alan has provided a range of information technology audit and consultancy services such as project assurance, information technology operational effectiveness reviews, benchmarking exercises, support to internal audit functions, and risk management reviews for a large number of corporations and public sector entities. Alan has 19 years of information technology and consultancy experience obtained in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Before joining us Alan was with Vodafone, delivering the Vodafone NZ Sarbanes-Oxley (s404) programme. He was also working in an operational management capacity leading Vodafone New Zealand’s Revenue Assurance function. Before he worked for Vodafone New Zealand, Alan was Director, Risk Advisory Services with KMPG having national responsibility for the Information Systems Governance and Project Assurance service lines. Outside of professional services firms Alan spent several years with Internal Audit where he led a team of financial and business auditors in the technology complex environment of the United Kingdom’s financial services.

Kumaren Perumal

Manager, Audit/Information Systems Audit and Assurance

Kumaren joined Audit New Zealand in 2006. His current role involves attest audits and information systems audits.

Kumaren began his career in the private sector in South Africa. He then spent three years with the Auditor General of South Africa as an Audit Manager. He transferred to the Information Systems Audit Division and served as an IS Audit Manager for 18 months before coming to New Zealand.