Chris Northrop

Chris Northrop, CPA, CIA, currently serves as Vice President of Internal Audit at Bridgestone Americas since January 2019, where additional roles include Executive Director of ERP Transformation and Executive Director of Internal Audit. Prior to this position, Chris held the role of Regional Controller for Latin America at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation from April 2018 to January 2019. Chris's career at Caterpillar Inc. spanned from October 2007 to April 2018, encompassing positions in Internal Audit, Finance Director for Forest Products, and Finance Manager for Motor Graders. Earlier experience includes serving as Senior Manager of Risk Services at LBMC, Senior Auditor at Willis Towers Watson, and Senior Consultant in Business Risk Services at Ernst & Young. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi.