This profile is the latest in a series of weekly conversations with executives at U.S. public companies who are currently involved in establishing and developing compliance programs. An index of previous conversations is available here.

Last year Interpublic restated results back into the 1990s, and uncovered more than $180 million in hidden expenses. You were named chief risk officer in December 2002, and thatโ€™s an unusual title for a company outside the financial-services sector. How were the two connected?