Mazhar B. Ahmad has had a long and successful career in risk, governance, compliance, audit, and advisory fields. With over 19 years of experience, he has gained significant expertise through working with several listed companies in various countries, including Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, and the Baltic countries. Following Peter Drucker's management philosophy, he has emerged as a self-starter, problem solver, relationship builder, and team player. Ahmad has also worked in the financial service industry for over 12 years, and now he provides assurance and advisory deliverables to senior management and board in healthcare services.

Ahmad specializes in corporate governance, enterprise risk management, operational risk management, internal controls, and project management. He studied at the Handelshøyskolen BI and earned a Bachelor of Science in Auditing. Moreover, he has completed several certification programs, including a Certificate in Quantitative Risk Analysis from Statistics.com, a Certification in Project Management, and a Master of Management Program in Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Corporate Governance from BI Norwegian Business School. Ahmad's strengths in a business context include his interdisciplinary, analytical, and communication skills, making him qualified in understanding business strategy, business models, business processes, and IT processes.

Ahmad currently serves as the Audit Leader for ICT and Technology at Helse Sør-Øst RHF, and he is the group owner of the "IT Audit, Assurance & Cyber Resilience" (IAAC) LinkedIn group with over 25,000 members. Ahmad's professional experience, expertise, skills, and interests put together Claywords that include corporate governance, risk management, project management, internal audit, enterprise risk management, and internal controls.