ACCA Recognises Professionals in Islamabad

Online, April 5, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The ceremony commenced with welcome address, delivered by Arif Masud Mirza, head of ACCA Pakistan who welcomed the new members to the ACCA fraternity and motivated them to continue their training and development through Continuous Professional Development for successful career progression. Later, Noor Aftab, head of ACCA Islamabad congratulated the new members on their remarkable success and shared with them the benefits of professional training and development required by these new members in order to excel further in their career.

The ceremony was presided over by key note speakers Saif Rastgar, Director Operations, Rastgar Engineering, Saeeda Sabah Rashid, Senior Financial Management Specialist (SARFM), The World Bank and Malik Mirza, CFO, U microfinance Bank and ACCA Pakistan Members Network Panel's Chairman. ACCA Islamabad also presented awards to ACCA's long standing workplace mentors in Pakistan including Murtaza Ali, Director Fin Control, Telenor Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, Executive Director, Deloitte Pakistan and Khayyam Mushir, Partner, Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder.

Kamran Rizvi, Director, Navitus conducted an hour long motivational session for the young professionals titled 'Balancing ACT'. The ceremony was attended by ACCA Members, employers and learning partners.

Extremely positive feedback was received from Members. partners and employers regarding the ceremony. "Lovely New Members Ceremony held by ACCA Islamabad. Many congrats to all the ACCA members out there. PROUD to be an ACCA!"; "I thoroughly enjoyed the well-arranged ceremony, as always. I am happy to be a brand ambassador for ACCA and very glad to attend ceremonies like these where I can see so many fresh faces taking this prestigious route." was just some feedback shared by the participants.