Compliance Consulting and Advisory Team

NAVEX Global's Advisory Services team has one mission: to help organizations develop, strengthen and promote an organizational culture of ethics, integrity and respect.

Trusted by clients and recognized worldwide for their experience and expertise, no other organization offers experts with the specific E&C depth and breadth as our Advisory Services team. Practitioners who helped create and evolve the practice of ethics and compliance, team members have served as corporate ethics and compliance officers for public, private and nonprofit organizations. The team also includes a former Department of Justice attorney and a former director of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA). Frequently cited as experts in their field by top industry publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Compliance Week and sought-after speakers at top industry events globally, there is no other team like it in the world.

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Carrie Penman

Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

Carrie Penman is NAVEX Global's chief compliance officer and senior vice president of advisory services. She has been with the firm since 2003 after four years as deputy director of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA). Carrie was one of the earliest ethics officers in America—a scientist who developed and directed the first corporate-wide global ethics program at Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Since joining the advisory services team, she has conducted numerous program and culture assessment projects for clients around the world, and regularly works with and trains company boards of directors and executive teams. She also serves as a corporate monitor and independent consultant for companies with government agreements. In 2017, Carrie received the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) Carol R. Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics for an extensive career contributing to the advancement of the ethics and compliance field worldwide.

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Randy Stephens

Vice President, Advisory Services

Randy Stephens, J.D., is a Vice President with NAVEX Global®’s Advisory Services team. A lawyer and compliance specialist, Randy has worked in roles with legal and compliance responsibility for over 30 years, including operations in Mexico, China and Canada. In 2014 / 2015 clients engaged Randy to train employees or conduct risk and program assessments in Japan, China, Australia, UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, the UK and Canada while also working with clients with offices and operations around the world. Randy has significant in-house experience leading compliance programs and working for some of the largest and most diverse public and private corporations in the United States, e.g. Home Depot, Family Dollar and US Foods. He is the author of numerous compliance related articles and commentary and is regularly featured or quoted as a compliance expert in press and publications. He joined NAVEX Global’s Advisory Services team in 2012.

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