Vasily Kudrin acted as a Co-Founder of ACFE in Russia. ACFE, The Association of Certifed Fraud Examiners, is an international professional organization of experts in prevention, detection and investigations of corporate theft, fraud and misconduct. The Association has over 114 chapter offices in over 40 countries.

ACFE currently has about 40 engaged participants in Russia, 14 of whom hold the professional qualification Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Globally, ACFE unites over 40,000 members – professionals from fraud investigation departments, internal and external auditors, inspectors, security service employees, government organization staff, as well as specialists in internal control, relevant risk management, and others.

The work to establish ACFE in Russia took place in the second half of 2007, with the final founding actions completed in November and early December. The following individuals were elected to the collective executive body, the first Board of ACFE in Russia:

  • Sergey Martynov, CIA, CFE, CISA, President of ACFE in Russia;
  • Ivan Ryutov, ACCA, CFE, Vice President – Senior Manager, Head of the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services group at Ernst & Young;
  • Vasily Kudrin, CIA, CFE, CCSA, Director of External Communications – Senior Manager, Head of the Internal Audit Services line at Ernst & Young;
  • Anna Samylkina, Director of Administrative Affairs – Chief Auditor of the Internal Control and Audit Service at JSC “SUEK”;
  • Sheldon Bennett, CFE, CEA, Director of Membership – Chief Operating Officer at Baker & McKenzie;
  • Ivan Tyagun, CIA, CFE, CCSA, Director of Training – Manager in the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services group at Ernst & Young;
  • Imad Barake, CFE, Director of Methodology – Financial Controller at Schlumberger.

About Vasily Kudrin.

Vasily Kudrin is a Senior Manager and Solution (service group) Leader at Ernst & Young.

Vasily Kudrin possesses extensive experience in internal auditing, corporate risk management and internal control systems, fraud investigation and prevention, financial and investment analysis, and the preparation of financial and management reporting.

Mr. Kudrin is a member of the Board of the Russian Institute of Internal Auditors and holds the following professional certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and (the first in Russia) Certification in Control Self-Assessment (cCSA).

Vasily Kudrin also holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) qualification. He is a member of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), a member (with the status of “director”) of the Association of Independent Directors, and is listed in the corporate directors registry of the Russian Institute of Directors.

Mr. Kudrin graduated with honors from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, majoring in Finance and Credit. Currently, Vasily is a member of the Presidential Council of the Alumni Association of the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation.