Mr Ridley was the Group Financial Director of the Standard Bank Group until his retirement in 2016. He currently serves on a number of boards, including as non-executive director and Chairman of Standard Advisory London Limited, Standard Bank London Holdings Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC (Nigeria) and non-executive director of Liberty Holdings Limited and Liberty Group Limited.

Experience and expertise:
Strategic leadership; Risk management; Economic, Finance and corporate structuring; Legal and regulatory; Corporate knowledge and Governance; and Global experience.