RSM Australia (RSM), one of the largest mid-tier accounting firms in Australia, has announced a senior appointment to its risk advisory team.

Darren Booth has joined RSM as the national head of security and privacy risk services.Darren Booth has joined RSM as the national head of security and privacy risk services. He brings more than 17 years of experience in IT internal audit, technology risk consulting, risk advisory, and data analytics.

Darren is a qualified internal auditor, IT internal auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and previous Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Qualified Security Assessor (PCI DSS QSA).

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Darren has successfully delivered cybersecurity and privacy risk assessments to both local and large multinational corporations in the public and private sectors across a range of industries.

He has worked on an extensive range of technology risk management projects and, prior to joining RSM, worked as the senior director of IT internal audit and technology risk consulting at Protiviti.

Probity Audit and Advisory Services

Michael Shatter, RSM’s former national head of security and privacy risk services, will move back into a more dedicated role where he will lead the firm’s national probity audit and advisory service and reinforce his role as a subject matter expert for all nationally delivered probity services.

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With more than 26 years’ experience in delivering probity services for much of his career, Michael has worked on and has delivered a large range of complex and significant infrastructure and procurement projects.

asset_20.pngMichael has been the probity advisor and auditor on some of Australia’s largest privatisation projects, including the recent Port of Melbourne medium-term lease and privatisation of the electricity state owned enterprises in New South Wales. He has also assisted governments in delivering their public-private projects, including the recent Ravenhall Prison Project for the Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation.

These projects, combined with hundreds of other procurement projects across a broad range of goods and services, have resulted in Michael being considered one of the most experienced probity practitioners in Australia.

Jamie O'Rourke, Chief Executive Partner, RSM said:

“Risk Advisory is a growing area as Australian organisations look to manage risk and governance, especially cyber risk, in more comprehensive and effective ways."

greenasset_934x.pngMichael Shatter and Darren Booth both have a deep wealth of experience and knowledge that RSM’s clients can rely on to help them manage risk innovatively and successfully. The growth of these services add  to the already-strong stable of RSM experts specialising in this area and we look forward to helping many more Australian organisations achieve strong risk management and governance outcomes.”