Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

07 March 2008

CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) has appointed Denis McCarthy as Divisional Director for CIMA Ireland.

McCarthy joins CIMA from the MBA Association of Ireland, where he has been Chief Executive since 2001.  He will be running the CIMA Ireland office and will focus on promoting the CIMA qualification to key stakeholders and building relationships with education partners and employers in the country.

CIMA has done much over the last few years to build a strong infrastructure in Ireland to deliver its services to customers more effectively, and has developed its qualification framework to better serve the needs of employers.   

Charles Tilley, Chief Executive of CIMA said, ‘CIMA is delighted with the appointment of Denis McCarthy.  Ireland is strategically a very important market for CIMA and is the second largest worldwide in terms of members.  CIMA Ireland will continue to build on this success with the financial and business management skills Denis brings to the role.’

CIMA currently has more than 164,000 members and students across 161 countries around the world and represents almost 7,000 members and students in the Republic of Ireland.

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For press enquiries only, please contact:

Annette Heninger
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2427
annette.heninger@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business.  It is a world leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business in both the private and public sectors. It is the voice of 164,000 students and members in 161 countries.  CIMA 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 www.cimaglobal.com.
2. 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 evolves continually to reflect the latest developments in global business. CIMA has been awarded superbrand status in the UK for a second year in a row this year and for the first time in Sri Lanka.  According to independent research conducted by the University of Bath School of Management, CIMA’s syllabus and examination structure are the most relevant to the needs of business of all the accountancy bodies assessed.  See the CIMA Difference report for further information at www.cimaglobal.com/thecimadifference. 

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