Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli and Penn Medicine Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Keith A. Kasper are pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory J. Pellicano as Associate Vice President Audit, Compliance & Privacy, effective October 26. 

Mr. Pellicano is currently vice president and deputy chief compliance officer at Shire Pharmaceuticals, where he oversees a comprehensive compliance program covering operations in 29 countries encompassing on-site monitoring, data analytics and compliance investigations. While at Shire, he implemented a data-visualization software with customized dashboards in order to increase the compliance team’s ability to quickly identify data anomalies in large data sets for targeted follow-up.

Mr. Pellicano joined Shire in 2006 as the vice president and chief audit executive, and was tasked with building the internal audit function. Over the course of his seven-year tenure in internal audit, he developed a global, risk-based model, established a strong internal presence and “brand” and recommended a cross-functional Risk Council to better address Shire’s enterprise risk management objectives. In addition, he developed and implemented an audit quality-assurance program with best-in-class standards and processes following the Institute of Internal Auditors framework.

Prior to joining Shire, Mr. Pellicano held financial management positions focused on internal controls and compliance at MBNA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and CoreStates Financial Corporation.

“We are delighted to bring to Penn an experienced leader in audit, compliance and privacy,” said Mr. Carnaroli. “Greg Pellicano is a respected risk management professional with diverse experience in providing strategic and tactical risk management guidance to executive leadership and Boards. Greg has demonstrated a pragmatic approach to risk management, having the right balance of commitment to internal controls and flexibility when it comes to implementation. In addition, his global experience will be invaluable to Penn as the University continues to grow its global presence.” 

“Penn Medicine continues to expand its footprint across the region. Our success depends on a strong leadership, systems infrastructure and solid internal controls. With Greg Pellicano, Penn is gaining a seasoned professional who can help us monitor and oversee the operational risks related to our expansion,” said Mr. Kasper.  

Mr. Pellicano earned his BSBA and MBA from Drexel University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He succeeds Mary Lee Brown, who retired from Penn in June after serving as Associate Vice President of OACP since 2004 (Almanac December 14, 2004).