Chief Executives and Secretaries

Appointed: October 2023 (took up position on 2 April 2024)

Previous roles:  Chief Executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute;  Chief Executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects; Group Chief Operating Officer at the Law Society

Accountancy firms associated with: Ernst & Whinney

Appointed: October 2006, took up position on 6 December 2006. Retirement announced in March 2023 and left at the end of March 2024.

Previous roles: ICAEW Chief operating officer 2004-06; Executive director Finance and Operations 2002-03

Accountancy firms associated with: Coopers & Lybrand

Appointed: July 2003, took up position September 2003. Retirement announced 20 June 2006.

Previous roles: Finance director, Old Mutual plc; Group Finance Director at The Energy Group plc

Accountancy firms associated with: Keens. Shay Keens; Ernst & Young

Appointed: March 2002. Retired 5 September 2003.

Previous roles: ICAEW Executive director 1998-2002; Senior civil service rolls with Department of Education Cabinet Office, Department for the Environment

Accountancy firms associated with: N/A

Appointed:  Appointed on temporary basis in November 1997, confirmed on permanent basis in June 1998. Resigned March 2002.

Previous roles: Finance director, Earth Centre; Chief Executive, Newcastle Initiative; Chief Executive, Lowes Group plc

Accountancy firms associated with: Price Waterhouse

Appointed: July 1990. Resigned November 1997.

Previous roles: HM Diplomatic Service; Principal, Cabinet Office; Shandwick Consultants. Director of Education & Training ICAEW.

Accountancy firms associated with: N/A

Appointed:  Secretary designate August 1982. Took up position 1 January 1983. Retired, 

Previous roles:  Board of Trade; Department of Trade and Industry; Deputy director-general Office of Fair Trading

Accountancy firms associated with:  N/A

Appointed:  1 January 1972. Retired 31 December 1982.

Previous roles:  Co-founder London Computer Group (later the British Computer Society); IBM (UK); 

Accountancy firms associated with: M R Corbett; Derbyshire & Co; Turquand Youngs & Co; Robson, Morrow & Co.

Appointed:  1 Nov 1962 (joint with Frank Wilkinson), 1 January 1965 (on retirement of Wilkinson). Retired: 31 December 1971

Previous roles:  Gordon Highlanders, Deputy Secretary of The Society of Incorporate Accountants; Assistant Secretary ICAEW; Under-secretary ICAEW

Accountancy firms associated with:  N/A

Appointed:  1 November 1962. Frank Wilkinson retired through ill health 31 December 1964.

Previous roles (Wilkinson):  Middlesex Yeomanry (TA); Assistant Secretary ICAEW, Deputy Secretary ICAEW

Accountancy firms associated with (Wilkinson):  'articles in a small provincial practice'

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