Three new Business Development Managers in South Africa

14 October 2005

CIMA South Africa Division has appointed three new Business Development Managers to promote CIMA Training and Learnerships in their respective regions.

Charleen Davids is based in Cape Town; Corinne Lategan is based in Durban and Lawrence Obidike is based in Johannesburg and will focus primarily on government liaison. Kathy Grimshaw, CIMA's Director of International Development, said:

'CIMA remains committed to developing its relationships with employers to develop professional accountants in businesses across the globe. These new appointments demonstrate how CIMA is continuing to provide organisations with the business and management skills they need to contribute to the growth of national economies.'

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For further information, please contact:

Steven Hilton
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2427
steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. For more information about CIMA, please visit http://www.cimaglobal.com/