Professor Nonna Martinov-Bennie is the Director of International Governance and Performance (IGAP) Research Centre at Macquarie University.  Her role involves working in partnership with profession, business, regulatory bodies and government in strengthening and supporting the development of best practice in governance processes and reporting regimes, as informed by research.
Prior to this appointment she held positions at the University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney. Before her involvement in academia, Nonna was a Senior Audit Manager with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu managing audit teams for major corporate audit clients. Nonna is a FCPA and FCA and continues to be actively involved with the profession as a member of several committees such as the ICAA Audit Advisory Committee, ICAA Research Grant Committee and CA Program Audit and Assurance Advisory Panel.

Nonna’s research focus is on bridging the gap between academia and the profession in the areas of audit judgment, audit methodology, auditor independence, ethics, corporate governance and the emerging area of sustainability assurance.

Nonna is a co-author of Case Studies in Auditing and Assurance published by LexisNexis, a text widely used in a number of leading Australian universities. She has published research in and is a reviewer for top ranking international and Australian academic journals. She is also co-editor of Managerial Auditing Journal and serves on the editorial board of Australian Accounting Review.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts -  University of Tasmania
• Bachelor of Business - University of Technology, Sydney
• Master of Commerce (Hons) - University of New South Wales
• Doctor of Philosophy – University of New South Wales
• Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAA)
• Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA Australia)