Europe

Councillor profile: Keith Irwin FCPA
Date issued: 9 May 2012 
European Branch Councillor Keith Irwin FCPA believes CPA Australia is quietly outpacing a lot of established accounting associations with a fresh and relevant approach to member knowledge and community impact.

Councillor profile: David Graydon FCPA
Date issued: 27 April 2012
David Graydon FCPA is now using his management consultancy background to head his own private investment company. David has learnt that, to be understood, you must first seek to understand.

Councillor profile: Benjamin Wong FCPA
Date issued: 20 April 2012
Benjamin Wong FCPA is an advocate for the development of the CPA designation for strategic business leaders. He wants members to know that being a CPA doesn’t mean they have to work in finance – there are a range of career opportunities for those who carry the designation.

Social Media Award
Date issued: 15 April 2012
CPA Australia sponsored a new award, Best Use of Social Media, for the Targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards, hosted by comedian David Walliams and X-Factor voiceover Peter Dickson.

President profile: Sean Lam FCPA
Date issued: 5 April 2012
Sean Lam FCPA, President, Europe Divisional Council, CPA Australia, wants to make members aware of the full value of being a CPA.

Your CV: Sales document or monologue?
Date issued: 16 March 2012
On Wednesday 7 March, over 130 members registered for CPA Australia’s complimentary webinar on how to prepare the perfect CV.

Corporate finance event
Date issued: 10 March 2012
On Tuesday 28 February a number of high-profile CPA Australia members attended a Spotlight+ event in London and heard a presentation on corporate finance from Hari Iyer FCPA, Managing Director, Hardigy.

Member profile: George Toulantas FCPA
Date issued: 27 February 2012
George Toulantas FCPA left Australia for Europe in 1999 and is now Director of Investor Relations for Heineken, based at Heineken's head office in the Netherlands. George has to make sure his team is able to function smoothly and effectively while he travels for business, and has learnt there is no substitute for hard work.

Meeting the standards of the FSA
Date issued: 27 February 2012
Continuous learning and international experience spanning Australia, Singapore and Europe has helped Valentina Kang FCPA ensure senior management meets the high standards of professionalism expected by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Mind the GAAP
Date issued: 27 February 2012
The current United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set to be swept away and replaced with a new regime based around the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for small-to-medium enterprises.

Member profile: Kristy Eden-Green FCPA
Date issued: 3 February 2012
Kristy Eden-Green FCPA enjoyed a fourteen-year career in banking, cumulating in a role as Vice President which she held for seven, before she used her experience as an FCPA to have a career-change and became a college educator in accounting and finance.

The emerging 21st Century global order
Date issued: 3 February 2012
On Tuesday 24 January, sixteen senior members from CPA Australia went to Chatham House to hear The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, deliver a speech on Asian economic confidence and European uncertainty.

Recognised Employer Partners
Date issued: 30 January 2012
Debra Mitchell, Member Relations and Event Executive, Europe, CPA Australia, and Eimear Bryson, Relationship Manager, Education Development – Europe, CPA Australia were delighted to present the National Australia Group Europe with their Recognised Employer Program, Professional Partner Certificate.

Member profile: Karen Farkas FCPA
Date issued: 30 January 2012
Karen Farkas FCPA has combined finance and humanitarianism throughout her career with the United Nations, which has taken her to Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq (Khurdistan) and Macedonia. Ms Farkas us currently based in Switzerland.

SWAT training – more discounts for 2012
Date issued: 23 January 2012
Following negotiations with SWAT Training, CPA Australia is delighted to confirm that CPA Australia members will receive a 50 per cent discount on the regular courses and webinars run by SWAT, rather than the 20 per cent discount previously negotiated.

2012 CPA Congress dates confirmed
Date issued: 23 January 2012
The European region will be holding CPA Congress in London on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 November. As ever, CPA Australia aims to improve on the previous year which, based on the majority of feedback received from delegates, will be a tall order.

Message from the European Branch President
Date issued: 16 January 2012
I trust that you have had a wonderful and a restful holiday to recharge the batteries. On behalf of the European team (Europe Branch Council and CPA Australia office) I wish you a happy and healthy 2012.

Member update: November and December
Date issued: 11 December 2011
CPA Australia members wrapped up the year by participating in CPA Congress and digging deep for charity.

Europe member update: April – May
Date issued: 9 May 2011
View the latest member discounts and hear about the welcome event for the newly-arrived to Europe that was held on Thursday 7 April.

Improve engagement in your organisation 
Date issued: 24 January 2011
CPA Australia members can register to view a webinar about the benefits of engagement on Friday 28 January at 2.15 pm GMT.

Member profile: Vivian Poloni FCPA
Date issued: 21 January 2011
Vivian Poloni FCPA is a contract financial accountant in a global media company. Ms Poloni talks to CPA Update about her current role, important lessons she has learnt throughout her career and the challenges she has faced.

Member profile: Frank Jordan FCPA
Date issued: 17 January 2011
Frank Jordan FCPA, country chief financial officer, Novartis, has recently advanced to FCPA status. Mr Jordan talks to CPA Update about his current role, the challenges he has faced in his career and important lessons he has learnt.

Australia Day celebrations for CPA Australia members
Date issued: 17 January 2011
Australian Business is inviting CPA Australia members to join them in celebrating Australia Day on Wednesday 26 January.