Charles Eldridge Senior Client Partner & Liaison, EMEA Financial Officers Atlanta
“In finance, the real P&L is People and Leadership.”
Mr. Eldridge’s entire career has been invested in professional services, spanning two decades in public accounting and more than a decade in executive search. His leadership was instrumental in developing Korn/Ferry’s Financial Officers Center of Expertise. Mr. Eldridge also has served on the Firm’s North America Operating Council as well as its Global Partnership Council; and he currently operates as the Firm’s Financial Officers Liaison, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Mr. Eldridge has authored and co-authored numerous thought leadership publications, including License to Lead: Seven personal attributes that maximize the impact of the most successful chief audit executives (2010), Building on the past: A new approach to higher education finance (2010), The Nascent Chief Audit Executive (2005), Executive Women in Finance (2006), Navigating the Uncertain Road from Controller to CFO (2007) and Building on the Past: A New Approach to Higher Education Finance (2010). His management insights are regularly cited in CFO Magazine, BNET, Workforce, The Journal of Accountancy, and other leading media outlets.
Prior to entering executive search, Mr. Eldridge served as an Ernst & Young partner. In that role, he operated as the engagement partner for a global roster of clients, including The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s and American Express, while based in Russia. Mr. Eldridge also served Ernst & Young in several human resources capacities, including his role as the firm’s national director of recruiting and university relations.
Mr. Eldridge is a certified public accountant and a member of both the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida and certificates from Northwestern University and Duke University’s executive education programs.
