Applications open for 9 non-executive members to serve on the SAICA board
Johannesburg, 05 July 2019 – In July 2018 the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Board announced the establishment of a Governance Review Task Team (GRTT) led by Roy Andersen CA(SA). The GRTT mandate included the review of SAICA’s governance structures and defining a more diversified and balanced Board inclusive of independent persons from outside the membership of SAICA, with the necessary skills and experience to provide strategic guidance.
Since the announcement, the GRTT conducted research into how similar bodies around the world are structured and also consulted with SAICA members and other stakeholders. Following these consultations, the GRTT submitted their recommendation for a revised SAICA Constitution to the Board, which was subsequently approved by members at the Annual General Meeting on 26 June 2019.
The revised Constitution requires that the SAICA Board comprises executive and non-executive members which will include non-Chartered Accountants. It also requires the Board to be representative, diverse and balanced with the necessary skills and experience to help provide strategic guidance.
SAICA therefore invites Chartered Accountants(SA) and non-Chartered Accountants to apply, or for individuals to nominate suitably qualified candidates, to serve on the SAICA Board as non-executive members. All candidates must be upstanding individuals who demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and be fanatical supporters of high ethical standards.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 31 JULY 2019.
The requirements, criteria and application/nomination forms for suitably qualified individuals are outlined at http://governance.saica.co.za/
Applications or nominations for suitably qualified individuals can be sent to ***@saica.co.za
About SAICA
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), South Africa’s pre-eminent accountancy body, is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading accounting institutes. The Institute provides a wide range of support services to more than 46 000 members and associates who are chartered accountants [CAs(SA)], as well as associate general accountants (AGAs(SA)) and accounting technicians (ATs(SA)), who hold positions as CEOs, MDs, board directors, business owners, chief financial officers, auditors and leaders in every sphere of commerce and industry, and who play a significant role in the nation’s highly dynamic business sector and economic development.
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Kulani Chauke
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SAICA Brand Division
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