Adviser to the stars is elected President of ACCA
24 Sep - A senior partner in a UK based accountancy practice specialising in the media and entertainment sector has been elected president of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
Mark Gold, a senior partner in the London offices of Silver Levene, the largest ACCA accountancy practice in the United Kingdom, was elected president of ACCA at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting on 16 September.
Gold is a well-recognised figure in the entertainment sector and a champion of SME businesses, has been a member of the ACCA Council for 10 years and has served as chairman of the Finance, ACCA UK and the Creative Industries Committees. He is also vice chairman of the ACCA SME Committee.
Finance director with NHS West Essex Dean Westcott was elected deputy president, while professor of accounting at Melbourne’s Deakin University, Barry J Cooper, has been elected as Vice President of ACCA.