ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ayla Majid has made historical past this week after changing into the primary South Asian and Muslim to be elected as president of the Affiliation of Chartered Licensed Accountants (ACCA).
Ayla, who made Pakistan proud on the earth, is the founder and chief government officer (CEO) of Planetive Center East and Planetive Pakistan. She has over 20 years of expertise in power, transaction advisory, mergers and acquisitions, investments and company governance.
Throughout her year-long time period in workplace, the newly-elected president will lead over 252,500 members and 526,000 future members of ACCA throughout 180 international locations, the worldwide accountancy physique shared on Linkedin.
“Heat congratulations to Ayla Majid from Pakistan, elected as ACCA’s new president, who will lead our 252,500 members and 526,000 future members for the subsequent yr.”
Sharing their photograph, the ACCA Pakistan additionally congratulated newly-elected deputy president Melanie Proffitt from the UK and vp Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan from Malaysia.
It additional mentioned: “She is the primary president of ACCA to return from Pakistan, and through her yr in workplace, she’s going to spotlight the dynamic and evolving function of accountants as we have a good time 120 years of ACCA.”
Talking on her newly appointed function, she mentioned: “I want to thank ACCA members for placing their belief in me. The themes I want to spotlight within the months to return may be summarised underneath the broad heading: ‘A brand new future for accountancy with a strategic lens and a stakeholder method’.”
The ACCA additional mentioned that they regarded ahead to all that Ayla has deliberate for her tenure because the president.
It’s pertinent to say right here that Ayla holds a Grasp of Enterprise Administration diploma from the Lahore College of Administration Sciences (LUMS) and a Bachelor of Legislation diploma from the College of London.