ACCA brands new boss

Yeates, deputy director of finance of the Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is the first president from the health sector, which reflects ACCA’s growing strength in that area, with more than 2,000 members working as finance directors, chief executives and operations managers in health trusts and the wider sector both in the UK and internationally.

Following his election earlier this month, Yeates said, “I am honoured to become president and am particularly committed to representing the interests of all our members around the world. ACCA is an externally-facing organisation and our presence in so many countries gives us the chance to engage positively with governments and regulators. I am determined to play my full part in these efforts.”

He added, “I also hope that our members in the health sector can take pride in my election. Health is a crucial global issue and ACCA must use its strength and expertise to work with other organisations for the benefit both of our members and the wider public.”

Gillian Ball, finance director at the University of Birmingham became ACCA deputy president and Richard Aitken-Davies, chairman of ACCA’s financial reporting committee, was elected vice president. Eleven positions on Council were filled in the elections, five of which were returning Council members, with five new members.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Vishnu Maharaj, a practitioner in private practice, sits on the ACCA Council and is serving his second three-year term on the governing body. Angela Lee Loy, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Certified Chartered Accountants (ICATT) continues in her fouth year as a member of the International Assembly of the ACCA.