As the Head of CETC and someone who has had a long association with CIPFA, Gary Gilbert discusses the role the institute has played in his professional life, his roots in Wales in local government, and why he thinks CETC is so successful.

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Chris Duffield, a former finance director, took over as the town clerk and chief executive of the City of London after a long career in local government. In the February 2006 'Spreadsheet' he described a typical week.

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Michael Rolton, who works in social and health care at Oxfordshire County Council, is profiled in October 2005's Spreadsheet magazine, interviewed about his volunteer role on the TIS online website.

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In the third of an occasional series of profiles of those connected with CIPFA, either working or living in the South East, Caroline Mawhood, Assistant Auditor General at the National Audit Office talks about her career and long association with the Institute.

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Our second profile featured honorary CIPFA Member Jim Gee, Director of Counter Fraud Services, Department of Health. He talked about his drive to protect public funds from fraud, his emphasis on professionalism and the delights of burgundy wine!

"We are all on this world only once and in the short time we have, it is important to try and make a difference for the better."

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Our first profile featured honorary CIPFA Member David Bell, who talked from his Bedfordshire home about a career that has taken him from primary school Headteacher to the high profile role of HM Chief Inspector of Schools for Ofsted.

"I've even had an appearance in front of the dreaded public accounts committee. At least I was well prepared by a former permanent secretary who said "Don't try to be funny?..the PAC doesn't 'do' humour. Never a truer word was spoken!"

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