Julia Penny, President of chartered accountancy body ICAEW, has been named as Chair of CCAB (the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies) for 2022- 2024.
In her role as Chair of the CCAB, Julia will lead the group which represents ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS and the Chartered Accountants Ireland, the main UK accountancy bodies. The five bodies have a combined membership of 282,000 in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and 408,000 chartered accountants worldwide.
Julia takes over the role of Chair from Paul Henry, Chartered Accountants Ireland, Director at property consultancy Osborne King.