SAP has appointed Norman Marks as vice president of governance, risk, and compliance for Business Objects, an SAP company. In his new role, Marks will continue to be active as a thought leader on GRC, supporting Business Objects customers as they implement leading-edge GRC solutions.

For more than a decade, Marks has built an international reputation as a thought leader in corporate governance, particularly with respect to internal auditing and to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. At Business Objects prior to its acquisition by SAP, he was responsible for the internal auditing function, overall program management of the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 assessment, and the implementation of a risk-management program.

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