Autor/-in: Jeffrey Ridley

Jeffrey Ridley started his auditing career in Her Majesty's Colonial Audit Service in 1953, working in Nigeria, West Africa, as a government and local authority external auditor. In 1963 he left Nigeria to return to the United Kingdom and joined Vauxhall Motors Limited as a senior auditor. In 1965 he moved to Kodak Limited, England. He was appointed internal audit manager in 1971 and served in that position until his retirement from Kodak in 1993.
In 1991, he accepted a position as visiting professor of auditing at the then South Bank Polytechnic, teaching an internal auditing unit at undergraduate level. After retirement from Kodak, he increased his teaching time and research at the now London South Bank University. He currently facilitates student research and teaches corporate governance at postgraduate level at that university. In 2006, he also accepted a similar position at the University of Central England, Birmingham, England.
He has written and researched widely and internationally on internal auditing and governance topics.
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a fellow of the Institute of Internal Auditors - United Kingdom and Ireland, and a Certified Internal Auditor