In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick and Gio welcome Andrew McBride.
Andrew McBride is the CEO of Integrity Bridge LLC, a consulting practice that offers strategic and operational compliance support for companies.
Andrew has over 25 years of compliance experience at an international law firm and several multinational companies in the Americas, Europe, and Australasia. In his most recent role as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Albemarle Corporation, he built a new ethics and compliance program and recruited a new team against the backdrop of an FCPA investigation. The investigation was resolved through a Non-Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and a Cease & Desist Order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the resolution, Albemarle secured a 45% reduction in penalty due to its cooperation with the investigation and the compliance program built, the largest FCPA % penalty reduction to date. In recognition of these efforts, Albemarle was awarded Compliance Program of the Year by Compliance Week in May 2024.
In parallel to the FCPA investigation and business ethics efforts, Andrew played a key role in supporting Albemarle’s commitment to sustainability, including UN Global Compact membership, management of the company’s human rights framework, and support for the company’s successful efforts to achieve certification against the Initiative of Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)’s Mining Standard.
Prior to Albemarle, Andrew was Associate General Counsel Compliance at BHP, Senior Antitrust Counsel at BP, and Managing Associate at Linklaters. Andrew is admitted to practice law in England, Western Australia, and California. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.
