Gail Ridley

Gail Ridley currently serves as Chief Information Officer at Bell Equipment since May 2018, previously held the position of Business Analyst. Prior to this, Gail held multiple leadership roles at Babcock International Group - Africa from September 2005 to January 2017, including IT Director, where responsibilities included overseeing a team of 7 to enhance IT functions across seven operating divisions, supporting 1000 users across 53 sites in South Africa, and securing budget approval for major projects. Additional roles included Finance Manager for Equipment and Group Financial Controller for Africa, managing financial operations. Earlier experience includes serving as an Article Clerk at KPMG South Africa from January 2002 to September 2005, conducting audits for various corporates. Gail’s academic qualifications include an M Com in Taxation from the University of Pretoria, a Unisa Certification in Applied Project Management in an IT Environment with distinction, and a BAcc (Honours in Taxation) from the University of the Witwatersrand.