The meeting, chaired by ACCA president Ronnie Patton, was held online, with 689 members in attendance.
Notice and auditor’s report
The notice of meeting and the auditor’s report on the accounts for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 were taken as read.
Minutes
The minutes of the AGM held on 9 November 2023 and the update published in AB were taken as read, and would be signed at the earliest opportunity as correct.
Resolution 1
To receive and adopt the report of Council and accounts for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Patton gave his presidential address and asked ACCA chief executive Helen Brand to give a presentation. He then took member questions and comments on the report and accounts.
The president called for a poll. The poll was taken, and the president declared that the resolution was carried, the votes being as follows:
For 11,125 Against 132
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:
- Ernest Wong 8,917
- Stephen Doyle 7,791
- Lock Peng Kuan 7,650
- Cristina Gutu 7,429
- Victoria Ajayi 7,291
- Philip Maher 5,567
- Sallahuddin (Den) Surfraz 5,426
- Dinusha Weerawardane 5,352
- Qinxue (Major) Mei 5,328
- Nguyen Vu Duc 5,069
- Urooj Farhat Khan 4,898
- George Erumeda Varghese 4,818
- Manenzhe Manenzhe 4,806
- Maria Sigacheva 4,561
- Dani Saghafi 4,525
- Aidana Abisheva 4,485
- Chengai Ruredzo 4,320
- Heather Smith 4,029
- Anne Marie Garvey 4,003
- Robert Belle 3,604
- Seyi Joseph 3,563
- Abiodun Daveraux Akerele 3,173
- Damien Skeete 3,120
- Brigitte Nangoyi Muyenga 2,855
- Ahmad Zubir Zahid 2,724
- Roshni Nair Radhakrishnan 2,709
- Naveed Ahmad 2,439
- Masood Ahmed Qureshi 2,320
- Sarmad Khan 2,190
- Arslan Cheema 1,983
- Nikola Dzepina 1,845
The president therefore declared the following members to be elected or re-elected to Council:
- Ernest Wong
- Stephen Doyle
- Lock Peng Kuan
- Cristina Gutu
- Victoria Ajayi
- Philip Maher
- Sallahuddin (Den) Surfraz
- Dinusha Weerawardane
- Qinxue (Major) Mei
- Nguyen Vu Duc
- Urooj Farhat Khan
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 auditors.
The president called for a poll. The poll was taken, and the president declared that the resolution was carried, the votes being as follows:
For 10,233 Against 961
The president declared the meeting closed at 2.08pm GMT.
