Seth Peterson Joins Cherry Hill Advisory as Director of Internal Audit

CHERRY HILL, N.J., October 20, 2026. Cherry Hill Advisory (CHA), a global practitioner-built internal audit and risk advisory firm, today announced that Seth Peterson, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CERP, has joined the firm as Director of Internal Audit. Peterson brings more than 20 years of internal audit, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance leadership in banking and financial services.

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Peterson is a former member of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) North American Board and Global Board of Directors, where he served as Vice Chair of Finance and as a member of the Audit Committee. He will lead client delivery across CHA's internal audit, external quality assessment (EQA), enterprise risk, and financial services practices.

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Peterson most recently served as SVP and Director of Enterprise Risk Management at a multi-billion-dollar fintech institution, where he built the enterprise risk framework and oversaw third-party risk, model risk, governance, and internal audit. He previously led enterprise risk, compliance, BSA/AML, credit review, and audit at a large community bank, and began his career in internal audit at a national bank, leading SOX, BSA/AML, and fraud work.

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He holds the CIA, CISA, CRMA, QIAL, CERP, and CFIRS designations, earned an MBA from the University of South Dakota, and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. His appointment strengthens CHA's financial services practice and adds senior capacity to its EQA, co-sourced internal audit, and enterprise risk work across industries.

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"Seth has sat in the seat our clients sit in," said Mike Levy, CEO and Managing Principal of Cherry Hill Advisory. "He has led internal audit, built enterprise risk programs, and answered to regulators and audit committees. That practitioner depth, plus his IIA board service, is the standard our clients expect."

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"Cherry Hill Advisory is built by practitioners, and its use of AI in audit delivery is where our profession is heading," said Peterson. "I look forward to helping audit committees and Chief Audit Executives strengthen governance, risk, and assurance, in banking and well beyond it."

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About Cherry Hill Advisory

Cherry Hill Advisory is a global practitioner-built internal audit and risk advisory firm, led by former CAEs and Big Four alumni, delivering co-sourced internal audit, EQA conformance, SOC 2 readiness, ERM, fraud risk management, SOX compliance, cybersecurity, and AI governance. IIA Authorized Licensee. NASBA-accredited CPE provider. Cherry Hill Advisory is headquartered at 1930 East Marlton Pike, Suite Q, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.