Broadcaster and poet attend CIMA Scotland Annual Dinner

21 February 2005

The event held at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow was attended by over 100 guests from businesses including The Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM and Morgan Stanley who listened to the CIMA President, Prof. Roland Kaye speak on CIMA's latest activities around the world and locally.
Scotland has taken the challenges of globalisation, of changing technology and of a decline in demand for traditional manufacturing products. CIMA, as an employer-led body, has shared that journey, responding to meet the ever-changing knowledge and skills required to deliver success in these new sectors. CIMA has over 5000 members and students in Scotland, with over 350 who are chief executives or have directorial responsibilities.

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Claire Grewer
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CIMA
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claire.grewer@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

CIMA members are Accountants in Business. We represent financial managers and accountants who work in industry, commerce, not-for-profit and public sector organisations. Our key activities are related to Business Strategy, Information Strategy and Finance Strategy. CIMA members are not trained in audit.

CIMA's focus is to qualify students, support members and employers, and protect the public interest. We represent the voice of over 77,000 students and 60,000 members in 154 countries.

CIMA's focus on management functions makes us unique, and we are internationally recognised as offering the financial qualification for business.

CIMA is 'rapidly becoming the chartered qualification of choice' according to recent independent research*, and we work with leading employers in the UK and around the world to train and qualify financial managers. We pride ourselves on the commercial relevance of our syllabus, which is continually enhanced to reflect the latest developments in business. In an age of growing globalisation and intensified competition, the Chartered Management Accountant is fully prepared to meet the need for timely and accurate financial information.

Our members and students work across all business sectors at all levels throughout the world, demonstrating the flexibility of the qualification.