Current council

Current institute council members

CIPFA council is the institute's overarching governing body. The council sets the strategic direction, approves the business plan and budget, makes appointments including trustees and to the subcommittees, approves co-options to council, and approves standards of professional practice.

The 2021/22 Officers

President

Mike Driver CB FCPFA
Senior Responsible Officer, Borders and Managed Quarantine Service, HM Government
Member of:
CIPFA Board
Nominations Committee
Remuneration Committee
Ex-officio on all other boards

Vice President

Jayne Owen CPFA
Finance and Resources Director, North Wales Housing Association
Member of:
CIPFA Board
Nominations Committee
Remuneration Committee

Junior Vice President

Caroline Rassell CPFA
CEO Parkinson's UK
Member of:
Student and Members Board, Chair
Nominations Committee
Remuneration Committee

Past President

Professor Andrew Hardy FCPFA
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Member of:
CIPFA Board
Nominations Committee, Chair
Remuneration Committee

Hardy

The 2021/23 Institute Council members

Naeem Ahmed CPFA Director of Finance (Children, Education, Adults, Health and Integration) at London Borough of Hackney Member of: Nominations Committee
Caroline Al-Beyerty CPFA Chamberlain, City of London Corporation Member of: Public Financial Management Board, Vice Chair
Deirdre Bane CPFA Senior Finance Specialist Institute of Public Administration, Dublin Member of: Student and Members Board
John Bloomer CPFA Chief Finance Officer (S151 Officer) Staffordshire Police Member of: Public Financial Management Board
Michael Brodie CPFA CEO NHS Business Services Authority Member of: Sustainability Forum, Chair
James Charlton Accountant Newcastle City Council Member of: Students and Members Board
Amy Crowson CPFA Senior Manager, IMPOWER Consulting Member of: Public Financial Management Board
Carol Culley OBE CPFA Deputy Chief Executive and City Treasurer, Manchester City Council Member of: Public Financial Management Board, Chair Nominations Committee Remuneration Committee
Jane Cuthbertson FCPFA Chief Finance Officer Tyne Coast College and Tyne Coast Academy Trust Member of: Nominations Committee, Vice Chair Remuneration Committee, Vice Chair
Nadeem Dean CPFA Treasurer/Director of Finance for the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario, Canada Member of: Sustainability Forum
Stephanie Donaldson CPFA Executive Director of Business Resources, National Museums Liverpool Member of: Public Financial Management Board
Tony Era CPFA Finance Change Manager, Admiral Member of: Audit Committee
Peter Gillett CPFA Executive Director of Commercial and Financial Services, Sussex Police and Surrey Police Member of: Public Policy and Reform Forum
Claire Gravil CPFA Head of Finance – Direct Commissioning NHS England/Improvement Member of: Procurement, Fraud, and Anti-Corruption Forum, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Honer CPFA Director General Government Internal Audit Agency Member of: Student and Members Board
Vanessa Howlison CPFA Chief Financial Officer Highways Agency Member of: Sustainability Forum, Vice Chair
Hari Iyer FCPFA Executive Director/Partner, BDO Malaysia Member of: Student and Members Board
Catherine Little CPFA Director General and Chief Financial Officer Ministry of Defence Member of: Finance Workforce Forum
Mark McBride CPFA Member of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee Member of: Students and Members Board, Vice Chair Nominations Committee Remuneration Committee
Lynda McMullan CPFA Chief Finance Officer Homes England Member of: Sustainability Forum
Umesh Sami Naicker CPFA Associate Director - William Buck (NZ) Ltd (Chartered Accountants) Member of: Audit Committee
Mike Newbury FCPFA Code of Audit at NAO Member of: Audit Committee
Colin Owen IMF lead for the Caribbean Member of: Student and Members Board
Marcus Richards FCPFA Senior Manager EY Member of: Student and Members Board
Angie Ridgwell Chief Executive and CFO at Lancashire Country Council Member of: Public Policy and Reform Forum
Chris Roberts CPFA Lead Consultant, LG Futures Member of: Sustainability Forum
Geoffrey Simpson Director of Audit Quality Council at the European Court of Auditors Member of: Student and Members Board
Luke Smith Head of Finance for the Department of Health and Social Care Member of: Accounting and Financial Reporting Forum
Jason Vaughan Director of Finance, Somerset County Council Member of: Audit Committee, Vice Chair
Hardev Virdee CPFA CFO and NHS Barts Trust Member of: Finance Workforce Forum, Chair
Maria Wanland CPFA Executive Chairperson at Altimax (PTY) LTD Member of: Finance Workforce Forum
Kelly Watson CPFA Assistant Director Finance, Procurement and Property (S151 Officer) CCLA Investment Management Ltd Member of: Audit Committee
Peter Welch European Court of Auditors, Director – sustainable use of natural resources Member of: Accounting and Financial Reporting Forum
Mark White CPFA Director of Finance NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Member of: Audit Committee
Ian Williams Group Director of Finance and Corporate Resources London Borough of Hackney Member of: Public Financial Management Board
Lee Yale-Helms FCPFA Director of Finance & Resources Birmingham Children’s Trust Member of: Public Policy and Reform Forum
Derek Yule FCPFA Member of: Accounting and Financial Reporting Forum, Vice Chair