Auditors Save the World! Yves Genest

In this episode of Auditors Save the World, podcast host Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA interviews auditing superhero, Yves Genest.

Stand by, champions of sound judgment and sensible metrics. The airwaves crackle with urgency as a seasoned veteran steps into the spotlight.

When danger lurked in the lunchroom and uncertainty hid in the supply chain, one man answered the call. With firsthand knowledge of food safety gone sideways, he stared down risk itself and survived on nothing but Rice Krispies. Snap. Crackle. Resolve.

This is Yves, a results-driven crusader with a thirst for truth. He charges into complex terrain others avoid. Food safety. Cybersecurity. Untraditional? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely. Interesting? You bet your last untainted serving of Canadian salmon.

He is no partisan. No noise-maker. Yves asks the questions that matter and demands evidence that holds water. Not just how many boxes were checked, but what actually worked, what changed, and what mattered.

Because in Yves’s world, outcomes guide decision makers, outputs don’t get a free pass, and facts speak louder than talking points.

So tighten your lab coats, lock down your metrics, and pour yourself a very carefully vetted bowl of cereal.

Here comes Yves measuring what matters, and saving the world, one result at a time.

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About Yves Genest

Yves Genest is an experienced audit professional, having worked in a variety of organizations and offices over the past thirty years. Yves is presently an Advisor at the Office of the Auditor General of Manitoba where he is responsible for advising teams and executive leadership on determining appropriate objectives and criteria for performance audits, preparing audit proposals, the quality of audits, the appropriate application of the Office’s audit methodology to these audits, and drafting the audit report.

He was previously Vice-President, Research and Strategic Initiatives at the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation (CAAF). Yves was responsible for the development of research projects and activities requiring expertise and knowledge of public sector auditing.

Prior to joining CAAF, he served as CAE at Shared Services Canada and as Principal, Practice Development at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. He holds master’s degrees in public administration and political science.

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