The CAE reports directly to the CFO for administrative purposes. For purposes of
governance, an advisory relationship is established between the IAD and the audit committee of the
board of directors. These relationships, however, whether direct reporting or advisory, are flexible,
depending on the management styles of individual managers. At present, The Schwan Food
Company’s audit committee chairman is very much a “hands on” chairman and views his
relationship with the department to be as direct as the CFO relationship