Sonu Sikand

Partner

KPMG in Canada

Transformational Risk Management Leader with over 25 years of extensive global experience building and reimagining risk functions to advance organizational growth and high performance. Entrepreneurial thinker who embeds a proactive Governance Risk & Compliance mindset in enabling the achievement of strategic objectives within complex operating environments.

Senior risk management executive with global experience across professional services, financial services, and a national regulator. Sonu has built and scaled risk functions that enable growth while strengthening governance, operational resiliency, technology enablement and compliance. Expertise spans enterprise and third‑party risk management, internal audit, fraud risk, IT & cyber, business continuity, and regulatory reporting. Known for unifying cross‑functional teams and embedding a proactive, collaborative risk culture. Career highlights include building his own risk consultancy practice to support a fin-tech in becoming a bank, leading a high‑growth national third party risk management function, designing end‑to‑end supplier risk management lifecycle for a global insurance provider, and leading global client engagements in internal audit, enterprise risk management, and contract compliance. He is known for his strategic mindset, hands‑on execution, and trusted stakeholder influence in delivering measurable outcomes in complex, highly regulated environments.

  • Honours, Bachelor of Business Administration, Co-op Option (Wilfrid Laurier University)

  • Certified Internal Auditor

  • Certificate in Software Asset Management

  • Six Sigma Certified