Notice and the auditor’s report
The notice of meeting and the auditor’s report on the accounts for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 were taken as read.
Minutes
The minutes of the AGM held on 19 November 2020 and update published in AB magazine in December 2020 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 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Mark Millar gave his presidential address and asked Helen Brand (chief executive) 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 10,052 Against 114
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:
- Marta Rejman 7,677
- Susan Allan 7,558
- Dinusha H Weerawardane 7,232
- Victoria Ajayi 7,162
- Cristina Gutu 6,317
- Lock Peng Kuan 5,990
- Philip Maher 5,752
- Dani (Ladan) Saghafi 5,044
- Ernest Wong 4,906
- Oluwaseyi Oshibolu 4,781
- Amos Ng 4,276
- George Kwadwo Baah 4,238
- Hidy Chan 4,102
- Ian Ng 3,915
- Shujuan (Jane) Yang 3,668
- Major Mei Qinxue 3,623
- Omer Zaheer Meer 3,458
- Abiodun Daveraux Akerele 3,443
- Mompati Kgaimena 2,666
- Muhammad Junaid Younas Ghori 2,625
- Muhammad Ali Khan 2,617
- Krishna Prahad Dahal 2,562
- Refat Jiwani 2,355
- Fergus Wong 2,309
- Kamlesh Rajput 2,194
The president therefore declared the following members to be elected or re-elected to Council:
- Marta Rejman
- Susan Allan
- Dinusha H Weerawardane
- Victoria Ajayi
- Cristina Gutu
- Lock Peng Kuan
- Philip Maher
- Dani (Ladan) Saghafi
- Ernest Wong
- Oluwaseyi Oshibolu
Resolution 3
To re-appoint as auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP.
The president reported that Council recommended that Grant Thornton UK LLP be re-appointed as ACCA’s auditor. He then invited questions on Resolution 3.
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 9,193 Against 958
The president thanked members for their attendance and their participation in the AGM and the voting process.
The president declared the meeting closed at 2.09pm GMT.
