Michael Breon is the founding Member of Pertrolance, LLC where he provides various internal audit and fraud consulting services.  Prior to establishing Pertrolance, he was a senior manager in Deloitte’s Enterprise Risk Services practice.  Michael's corporate experience includes managing the retirement plans for the Hershey Company and serving in their Internal Audit Department.  Michael also has several years experience in public accounting leading audits in the medical, insurance, manufacturing, low income housing, and not for profit sectors. His recent client experience includes providing internal audit services primarily in the manufacturing and consumer business sectors.   

Mike is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  He graduated from Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg with a B.S. in Professional Accountancy and later received his MBA from the same institution. 

Mike is President of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).  Michael is the co-author and has delivered two of the IIA’s fraud programs “Internal Auditing for Fraud” and “Purchasing Fraud: Auditing and Detection Techniques”. He continues to teach both public and onsite seminars for the Institute of Internal auditors through Pertrolance. His article, “Improving Client Relations”, coauthored with Randall Stellwag, was recently published in the October 2009 edition of Internal Auditor Magazine.