Gary McGuire is a Vice President and Deputy Director of the Group Audit Services Department at Alcatel S.A., a European-based provider of telecommunications equipment. Alcatel is a multi-national corporation with annual revenues exceeding 16 billion Euro and operations in more than 130 countries.

Gary is currently leading a project to address Alcatel's response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other corporate governance requirements. This project includes coordinating internal audits of financial and disclosure controls, and working with the Company's Disclosure Committee to ensure that filings and other communications with the investment community comply with French and U.S. laws and regulations.

Gary started his career at Arthur Andersen in Dallas, Texas, and has worked in either external or internal auditing for more than 25 years. Prior to Alcatel, he worked at United Technologies for eleven years, where he was responsible for government contract auditing at various aerospace and defense divisions. He has also worked in the Oil & Gas Well Services industry.

Gary is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, and holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.

Gary is a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors and serves on The IIA's Board of Research Advisors, where he focuses his efforts on corporate governance research projects.