KATHLEEN mEGANCK

Chief Audit Executive (Federal Internal Audit Belgium)
Member of the Management Board (ECIIA)

Since 2022, Kathleen Meganck is head of the federal internal audit department of Belgium, a centralized internal audit function for about 19 large federal public services and 30 smaller entities. This department contains about 30 auditors performing audits on operational, IT and financial topics as well as fraud audits.
Kathleen obtained a master in applied economics and is a certified internal auditor. She started her career at Deloitte as an external financial auditor. In 2007, Kathleen made the move to the public sector and built up the internal audit department at the National Social Security Office, where she coordinated the network of internal auditors within the social security institutions from 2015 till 2022.
Since June 2024, Kathleen is member of the ECIIA Board. It is her ambition to make an active contribution to a clear and consistent understanding of the value internal auditing provides, enabling internal auditors to improve the internal control, risk management & governance within public administration.