ACCA elects new President

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) elected Dennis Yeates as President at its annual general meeting on Thursday.

ACCA is the world’s largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body with 110,000 members and 260,000 students in over 170 countries.

Dennis Yeates, Deputy Director of Finance of the Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is the first President from the health sector, which reflects ACCA’s growing strength in that area, with more than 2,000 members working as finance directors, chief executives and operations managers in health trusts and the wider sector both in the UK and internationally.

Dennis Yeates said: “I am honoured to become President and am particularly committed to representing the interests of all our members around the world. ACCA is an externally-facing organisation and our presence in so many countries gives us the chance to engage positively with governments and regulators. I am determined to play my full part in these efforts.”

He added: “I also hope that our members in the health sector can take pride in my election. Health is a crucial global issue and ACCA must use its strength and expertise to work with other organisations for the benefit both of our members and the wider public. We will be looking to take a leading public role in this area over the next twelve months.”