Danny Timmins, CISSP, National Security Leader, MNP 

Danny Timmins, CISSP is MNP’s National Cyber Security Leader and a member of the firm’s Enterprise Risk Services team.  Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Danny is responsible for leading and mentoring an experienced, highly skilled cyber security team in the delivery of customized, client-focused cyber security managed services, product solutions and professional services.

Danny’s expertise includes working with executives and boards to assist with the development of prioritized and strategic cyber security strategies.  By focusing on deliverables that fit clients’ unique business needs and objectives, he helps organizations improve awareness and reduce and manage overall cyber risk.

Prior to joining MNP, Danny was the CEO and president of a cyber security company he co-founded that won numerous industry awards.  Respected throughout the cyber security community, he travels across North America to attend and often speak at various industry events, sharing his knowledge and collaborating on the direction of cyber security in the marketplace.  Danny also sits on the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) Cyber Security Council, working to further cyber security with Canada.

Danny holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation.  His desire to lead and share goes beyond business to the community and he has been an active volunteer for more than 28 years.

Andrew H. Kautz, CFE, Manager of the Special Investigations, Great-West Life Assurance Company

Andrew H. Kautz, CFE, is the Manager of the Special Investigations Unit for Great-West Life Assurance Company, based in London, Ontario. 

Kautz has more than 30 years of investigative experience and since 1991 has dealt primarily with employee theft and fraud investigations.  His work has taken him across Canada and into the United States investigating frauds ranging from a few hundred to several million dollars, including loan frauds, Ponzi schemes, phony vendor scams and investment dealer frauds. 

In addition to investigation, Kautz pursues recovery from perpetrators as well as third parties that may have played a role in the fraud scheme. These efforts include the recovery of funds from Nigeria that had been sent to this country by a dishonest employee in response to one of the infamous Nigerian Letters.

Kautz is a member of the Faculty of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and lectures regularly on fraud related topics to a wide range of groups including fraud investigators, risk management professionals and members of the insurance industry. He has designed policies and procedures related to fraud prevention, and was a contributor to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners publication, Fraud Casebook: Lessons from the Bad Side of Business, a selection of fraud case studies. 

Kerry Church, C.T. Arch, PMP, Director, Facilities Development Corporate Property Services, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries

Kerry Church is a seasoned C.T. Arch and PMP who has spent the last 25+ years in the design, development, construction and project management domain. He has worked on complex and diverse projects that include casinos, entertainment centers, residential/recreational land development, arenas, health care facilities, level 3&4 laboratories, ISO14001 agricultural certifications, schools and national defence facilities.

 Kerry is currently the Director of Facilities Development, Corporate Property Services with Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) where he is responsible for planning, organizing, controlling and leading a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, with the objective of ensuring  that MBLL’s core business and support facilities are acquired, designed, constructed, housed and renovated in the most cost-effective manner possible, and are adequate to carry out the corporate mission and business operations.

H. Ray Hawood, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

H. Ray Haywood is a Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Investigations and Forensic Services national team.  He focuses mainly on managing and directing forensic financial investigations and acts as a security resource for evaluating and recommending security best practices for a wide range of private, public and government organizations.

Ray has over forty years of experience in a wide range of investigations with extensive experience in criminal and business investigations.  Ray was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for twenty four years where he was involved in a diverse range of criminal and fraud investigations.  After several years of investigating major criminal occurrences, Ray was an investigator and supervisor in the Commercial Crime Section for eight years.  He conducted national and international business investigations with far-reaching experience in bankruptcy, counterfeit currency/financial instruments, insurance fraud and other complex business frauds.

Since joining the Firm in 1997 Ray has investigated a wide range of business issues including fraud, regulatory issues and other criminal and inappropriate actions.  He has completed risk and vulnerability assessments for varied organizations and businesses identifying risk vulnerabilities and providing mitigation solutions. 

Ray leads PricewaterhouseCoopers Anti Bribery and Corruption initiative.  He has experience with the CFPOA and other regulatory and corruption legislation.  He has directed international fraud and corruption investigations on behalf of several Canadian companies in several international jurisdictions.

Ray has trained police and business investigators in interview and fraud investigation techniques.  He is an experienced speaker who has made presentations to a wide range of public and private organizations on a variety of fraud and related topics.

 Sandy Boucher, Senior Investigator, Grant Thorton LLP

Sandy Boucher is a seasoned investigator who has 33 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.  Starting his career with the Royal Hong Kong Police, where he worked for 12 ½  years attaining the rank of Superintendent, Sandy  specialized in Asian organized crime, narcotics and money laundering investigations. 

During his time with the force, Sandy received both Commissioners and Commanding Officer’s commendations for his work, as well as commendations from eight overseas police forces;  He managed and conducted a broad range of high level investigations including a number which involved corruption during this period.

Sandy came to Canada and the private sector in 1995.  Sandy is a specialist in fraud and corruption investigations, background due diligence enquiries, asset tracing and recovery, managing major investigations and security.  Sandy now works on detecting and preventing fraud and corruption and divides his time between investigating such cases and advising organizations on how to prevent them from occurring.  He has led and conducted a wide range of investigations including a number of high level corruption probes and has testified around the globe in both civil & criminal courts.  Since 2009, he was worked in the forensic group of Grant Thornton LLP where he heads the national investigative research, and anti-corruption practices. 

He has worked with many whistleblowers and has managed a number of complex investigations stemming from whistleblower complaints during his career.  Sandy is also on the Grant Thornton Confidential Anonymous Reporting for Employees (CARE) team.

Sandy is a frequent and accomplished speaker on issues relating to his practice and experience, particularly investigations, due diligence, and anti- corruption work.  He has addressed many large groups including CA associations, specialist training seminars and business groups.