New ICAJ Leadership Elected for 2007/2008

Miss Prunella Vassell, FCA, FCCA, was elected President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) for the year 2007/2008, following its 42nd Annual General Meeting on July 25 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

Miss Vassell was first elected to Council in July 1997 and has played an active role in the development of the ICAJ. During her six-year stint as Treasurer, she was instrumental in establishing a first-rate Treasury unit at the ICAJ.

She has served the Institute widely over the years, chairing the Student Affairs, Taxation and Public Relations/Publications Committees. She has also been an active member of and continues to serve the Institute’s Membership, Current Affairs, Future of the Profession, Student Affairs, Taxation and Legislation Review Committees.

She has been a member of the Management Committee of the Students’ Accountancy Training Consortium since 1985. She was appointed chairman in 1991 and 1992 and chaired its Technical Committee until July 2007. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Business of the University of Technology (UTECH) and has served on the Business Board of Studies of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ).

An Associate in charge of Audit Services and Tax Consultancy at Paul Goldson & Company, Miss Vassell has extensive experience in the areas of Income Tax and General Consumption Tax (GCT).

Mr. Archibald Campbell, FCA, MSc. has been elected Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) for the year 2007/2008.

Mr. Campbell was first elected to the Council of the ICAJ in 2002 and has served as Chairman of the Taxation Committee and Treasurer from 2005 until 2007. He has also served as a member of the ICAJ’s Accounting Standards, Continuing Professional Education (CPE), Current Affairs, Future of the Profession and Membership Committees. He now serves as Chairman of the ICAJ’s Property Redevelopment Committee.

Currently a Lecturer in the Department of Management Studies, University of the West Indies (Mona), Mr. Campbell is a regular trainer on corporate governance for the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and also serves as a presenter for technical seminars hosted by the ICAJ.

Mr. Campbell is the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jamaica Money Market Brokers and a Director of JMMB Securities Limited. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for various corporate entities including Mutual Security Bank (Cayman) Limited, NCB Cayman Limited, International Hotels Limited (Hedonism II), Jamaica Hotels Limited, Edward Gayle & Company Limited, NCB Investments Limited and Jamaica Mutual Properties Limited.

Other Principal Officers appointments were:

• Mr. Patrick Chin, Partner, KPMG - Treasurer
• Mrs. Ethlyn Norton-Coke, Director, Tax Services, Deloitte - Secretary

The other Council members for 2007/2008 are:

• Mrs. Ann Marie Rhoden, Deputy Financial Secretary, Public Enterprises Division, Ministry of Finance & Planning
• Miss Vintoria Bernard, Sole Practitioner, Vintoria Bernard Chartered Accountants
• Mr. Linroy Marshall, Partner, KPMG
• Mr. Garth Kiddoe, Dean, Faculty of Business & Management, University of Technology, Jamaica
• Mr. Leighton McKnight, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Immediate Past President
• Mr. Dennis Brown, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Mr. Carey Metz, Managing Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. Martin Gooden, Manager of Finance & Administration, FINSAC Ltd.
• Mr. Dennis Chung, Financial Analyst

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