ICAS APPOINTS NEW CEO
Bruce Cartwright CA, the former PwC Partner and Head of Corporate Restructuring, Scotland, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of ICAS, one of the world’s leading global professional bodies for Chartered Accountants.
Bruce, who has been working as the Executive Director of Policy Leadership at ICAS for the last six months, said: “I am hugely privileged to become the Chief Executive of the world’s first professional body of Chartered Accountants and look forward to building on the successes of recent years to deliver on our vision of making ICAS the leading global professional community.”
ICAS President, Sir Brian Souter CA, said: “Bruce’s appointment is a strong signal of the continuing ambition of ICAS to build on our established reputation both globally and in our historic heartlands in Scotland.”
The membership of ICAS has grown significantly over the last 10 years and the Institute now represents more than 21,000 Chartered Accountants in more than 100 countries around the world.
Bruce Cartwright CA added: “The global accountancy profession faces an unprecedented period of potential disruption.
"As Chief Executive of ICAS, my role is to ensure that we remain as relevant and leading in the future as we have been in the past.”
Bruce will assume the role of Chief Executive as of 23 March 2018 and succeeds Anton Colella who is leaving after almost 11 years at the helm of ICAS.
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