Appointments Council
The Independent Review Panel recommended the establishment of The Appointments Council in its Final report of November 2017. This along with other governance changes were passed by members at the May 2018 AGM to implement a more robust process for appointing individual directors to the CPA Australia Board.
The Appointments Council works with the Board and the Nomination Committee to determine the mix of skills required on the Board and identify candidates of suitable professional standing. In doing so they consider the mix of complementary skillsets and experience of the existing Board members and assess any specialist skills or knowledge possessed by departing directors.
Appointment process
- The Nomination Committee engages an external executive recruitment firm.
- A call for nominations is made via CPA Australia channels, CPA Update and INTHEBLACK, as well as national and international media outlets in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
- Applications are assessed and interviews are conducted by the executive recruitment firm and the Nomination Committee, who present the Appointments Council with a recommended short-list of candidates.
The Appointments Council are consulted at each stage of the process. They can provide input on candidates to be shortlisted for second round interviews and have the right to consider any candidate who meets the mandatory requirements.
The procedures, deliberations and meetings of the Appointments Council are strictly confidential.
The Chair of the Appointments Council is the President and Chair of the Board of CPA Australia Ltd. The President does not have the right to vote.
* For 2023 a Deputy President of the organisation, not in the final year of their term as a Director, will act as the Chair of the Appointments Council as the current President is in the final year of their term (Article 58 of the Constitution).
In the Chair’s absence the Deputy Chair of the Appointments Council acts as the Chair. The Deputy Chair has the casting vote in the event of an equality of votes. The Appointor has the casting vote in the absence of the Deputy Chair.
Further information about CPA Australia Appointments Councils
Members
These are the current members of the CPA Australia Appointments Council.
Councillors
Dale Pinto FCPA – Deputy President and Chair *
Karen Williams FCPA (Australian Capital Territory) - Deputy Chair
Jodi Wright CPA (South Australia) – Appointor
Lay Chew Chng FCPA (Singapore)
Mark Hucklesby FCPA (Europe)
Simon Kaleski FCPA (New South Wales)
Shawgat Kutubi CPA (Northern Territory)
Anthony Lau FCPA (Greater China)
Jyotee Patel FCPA (Victoria)
Donna Powell CPA (Tasmania)
Tim Roach FCPA (Western Australia)
Mark Saunders FCPA (New Zealand)
Tim Timchur FCPA (Queensland)
Kit Weng Yip FCPA (Malaysia)
* For 2023 a Deputy President of the organisation, not in the final year of their term as a Director, will act as the Chair of the Appointments Council as the current President is in the final year of their term (Article 58 of the Constitution).
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