Key audit appointment
The University has appointed Noel Lawlor as Chief Internal Auditor.
Mr Lawlor will take up the position in mid-April 2016.
Significant HE experience
Mr Lawlor has worked in audit and risk roles for the past 25 years, most recently as Director of Assurance and Compliance at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
He has previously been Head of Internal Audit at both London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.
I am delighted to be joining the University of Edinburgh to this exciting position, and using my experience within the higher education sector to add value to the University’s operations and help lead a strong internal audit function.
Key role
The Chief Internal Auditor provides an independent, objective assessment of the University’s (and any commercial client’s) control environment and the University’s overall risk management and governance processes.
Internal Audit’s scope includes all the University’s operations, resources, staff, services and responsibilities to other bodies, but does not extend to the academic process.