David Hatherly

David Hatherly is Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Edinburgh. He has worked for Touche Ross (now Deloitte) and KPMG and has served as a non-executive director in industry. He has held academic posts at two Glasgow universities, as well as visiting positions in Australia and New Zealand. He was Professor of Accounting at Edinburgh, Head of the Accounting and Finance Group and Director of the University of Edinburgh Management School, where he taught on the MBA programme for...See more

David Hatherly is Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Edinburgh. He has worked for Touche Ross (now Deloitte) and KPMG and has served as a non-executive director in industry. He has held academic posts at two Glasgow universities, as well as visiting positions in Australia and New Zealand. He was Professor of Accounting at Edinburgh, Head of the Accounting and Finance Group and Director of the University of Edinburgh Management School, where he taught on the MBA programme for KPMG managers and where he still teaches financial analysis and auditing. Professor Hatherly has acted as a consultant in the public and private sectors. He was Director of Accounting and Auditing Research at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and a member of the UK's Auditing Practices Board He was a founding editor of The International Journal of Auditing and has served on numerous editorial boards. See less