of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
ICAEW has over 150,000 members in 153 countries and Paul’s appointment will last for one year. He will remain a partner in the firm throughout and will split his time between the Taunton office and London. His ICAEW duties will take him as far afield as Australia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, visiting members and attending formal engagements. In the UK he will speak at numerous events including at Mansion House in London in October.
The ICAEW magazine Economia ran a profile of Paul which you can find here: https://economia.icaew.com/en/features/june-2018/new-plans-with-icaew-president-paul-aplin
Economia also reported on Paul’s incoming president’s speech delivered to an audience of 220 guests from Parliament, the main professional bodies, regulators and the press at Chartered Accountants Hall last week: https://economia.icaew.com/en/news/june-2018/new-icaew-president-to-focus-on-social-mobility
Paul said “being elected president of ICAEW is a huge honour. The profession faces many challenges at present and this is a great time to be asked to do the job.”