Immediate Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) and Partner with EY Lisa Padmore, has been successfully appointed to the Board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) at its Council meeting in Sydney, Australia on November 1, 2018.
IFAC is the global organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing to the development of strong international economies. IFAC is comprised of over 175 members and associates in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing almost 3 million professional accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce.
Lisa was nominated by ICAB, who has been a member of IFAC since 1981. She was the 4th female President of ICAB between May 2015 – May 2017, and prior to her appointment to the Board of IFAC, served on the Professional Accountancy Organization (PAO) Development Committee of IFAC as the representative of The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) from January 2017 to October 2018.
On accepting the nomination to the Board, Lisa commented: “I am humbled and honoured to be nominated by ICAB to serve the profession at this global level, and to be able to bring the challenges and concerns of our region to the attention of the leaders of the global profession. The accounting profession globally is at a cross-road, and IFAC as an institution has to adapt and evolve to not only manage the current hurdles, but anticipate the future trends and be an organization that is ready to serve a future-ready profession.” (PR)