Notice and the auditor’s report
The notice of meeting and the auditor’s report on the accounts for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 were taken as read.
Minutes
The minutes of the AGM held on 21 November 2019 published in the January 2020 edition of Accounting and Business were taken as read and would be signed at the earliest opportunity as correct.
Resolution 1
To receive and adopt the Report of the Council and the Accounts for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Jenny Gu gave her presidential address and asked Helen Brand (chief executive) to give a presentation. She then took member questions and comments on the report and accounts.
The president called for a poll and the secretary declared the resolution carried, the votes being as follows:
For 11,047 Against 123
Resolution 2
To receive the report of the ballot for the election of members of Council.
The Scrutineer’s Report and the number of votes received by each candidate in the ballot for the election of members of Council were reported as follows:
- Alice Yip 7,156
- Melanie Proffitt 7,087
- Ayla Majid 7,040
- Paula Kensington 6,883
- Brendan Sheehan 6,610
- Ronnie Patton 6,465
- Siobhan Pandya 6,192
- Kevin Fitzgerald 6,034
- Joyce Evans 6,004
- Babajide Ibironke 5,968
- Liz Blackburn 5,789
- Matthew Wong 5,669
- Oxana Losevskaya 5,262
- Maryam Abisola Adefarati 5,211
- Nauman Asif Mian 5,044
- Sallah-ud-din (Den) Surfraz 4,874
- Fergus Wong 4,769
- Claire Jenkins 4,476
- Merina Abu Tahir 4,358
- Kayode Yusuf 4,245
- Daniel Chou 4,100
- Hidy Chan 3,887
- Oluwaseyi Oshibolu 3,802
- Heather Smith 3,556
- Dev Ramnarine 3,539
- Fatima Haider 3,301
- Emma Gripton 3,009
- Paul Ankunda 2,961
- Raziya Taipova 2,834
- Omer Zaheer Meer 2,830
- Olufemi Oludare 2,768
- Jayrani Devi Bungsy 2,724
- Shepherd Chimutanda 2,686
- Adeola Doherty 2,636
- Morlai Kargbo 2,554
- Chibuzo Okpala 2,428
- Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew 2,413
- Khurram Alavi 2,243
- Krishna Prasad Dahal 2,167
- Aleksandr Kalugin 2,155
- Sarmad Ahmad Khan 2,141
- Mompati Kgaimena 2,049
- Emmanuel Kapizionis 2,010
- Ivan Topolya 1,879
- Shah Rukh Memon 1,734
- Cristian Lupasco 1,474
- Ravindran Balakrishnan 1,455
- R. Francis Witter 1,424
- Abhinay Kushwaha 1,340
The president therefore declared the following members to be elected or re-elected to Council:
- Alice Yip
- Melanie Proffitt
- Ayla Majid
- Paula Kensington
- Brendan Sheehan
- Ronnie Patton
- Siobhan Pandya
- Kevin Fitzgerald
- Joyce Evans
- Babajide Ibironke
- Liz Blackburn
- Matthew Wong
- Oxana Losevskaya
- Maryam Abisola Adefarati
- Nauman Asif Mian
- Sallah-ud-din (Den) Surfraz
Resolution 3
To reappoint as auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP.
The president reported that Council recommended that Grant Thornton UK LLP be reappointed as ACCA’s auditor. She then invited questions on Resolution 3.
The president called for a poll and the secretary declared the Resolution carried, the votes being as follows:
For 10,062 Against 1,108
The deputy president thanked members for their attendance and their participation in the AGM and the voting process.
The deputy president declared the meeting closed at 2.58pm GMT.
