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Michael A. Gardner was named vice president Textron audit services February 2003. He is responsible for all internal audit activities at Textron and at its business units, with reporting responsibilities to Textron's audit committee of the board of directors. Gardner is a member of Textron's Finance Council.
Prior to joining Textron, Gardner was vice president and chief risk officer from 2002 to 2003 and director and vice president internal audit from1995 to 2002 at Hillenbrand Industries. Gardner also held various positions in the controllers and internal audit departments at Ameritech from 1986 to 1995 and was a faculty member in the School of Business at Indiana State University from 1984 to 1986. Prior to that, Gardner was audit supervisor at Coopers & Lybrand CPA firm (Pricewaterhousecoopers) from 1981 to 1984 and senior internal auditor at Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals from 1979 to 1981.
Gardner received his B.A. in political science & economics and his M.B.A. from Indiana University. Gardner is currently on the Board of Governors and adjunct faculty of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Gardner is also a certified public accountant, internal auditor, information systems auditor and certified fraud examiner.
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