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ICAS AGM 2022: Results of election to Council and new Office Bearers for 2022/23 confirmed

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By ICAS

29 April 2022

Key points

  • 2022 AGM held in Edinburgh on Friday 29 April.
  • Positions of President, Deputy and Vice President confirmed for 2022/23.
  • Results of elections to ICAS Council were also confirmed.

The 2022 ICAS AGM was held in Edinburgh on 29 April. The ICAS Office Bearers for 2022/23 and the results of the elections to Council were both confirmed during the meeting.

The 2022 ICAS AGM took place at CA House in Edinburgh on Friday 29 April – the first time the meeting has been held in-person since 2019.

During the meeting the names of the ICAS Office Bearers for 2022/23 were confirmed, along with the results of the elections to ICAS Council. Voting was also undertaken on a range of separate AGM resolutions.

ICAS Office Bearers for 2022/23 confirmed

The new Office Bearer appointments for 2022/23 were confirmed during the meeting as follows:

  • President – Indy Singh Hothi CA
  • Deputy President – Clive Bellingham CA
  • Vice President – Alison Cornwell CA

Indy Singh Hothi CA takes over as President from Bruce Pritchard CA, and will serve a year in office. You can learn more here about Indy's appointment, the appointments of the Deputy and Vice President and how your Office Bearer team will work to support Members, Students, firms and the profession throughout the year ahead.

ICAS would like to thank Bruce Pritchard CA for the hugely positive contribution he made to ICAS during his year in office.

Meet your new Office Bearer team

ICAS Council election results

The results of the elections to ICAS Council were also announced. Congratulations to the successful candidates, thanks to all Members who took part and to everyone who got involved, considered their choices and cast their votes.

Open Seat position

The ICAS Council Open Seat positions received six nominations and an election was held. The four successful candidates were:

  • Lyndsay Browne CA
  • David Cruickshank CA
  • Jonathan Jacobs CA
  • Jim Robertson CA

Total number of votes cast was 3778 and the full results of the voting were:

  • The number of votes cast in favour of Lyndsay Browne CA was 748
  • The number of votes cast in favour of Jonathan Jacobs CA was 680
  • The number of votes cast in favour of Jim Robertson CA was 659
  • The number of votes cast in favour of David Cruickshank CA was 635
  • The number of votes cast in favour of Colin Kerr CA was 556
  • The number of votes cast in favour of Kenneth Coarkin CA was 500.

Uncontested seats

The following positions that were open to nominations were not contested, meaning that the candidates listed below were appointed with effect following the AGM:

Scotland West Electoral Area

  • Bernard Dunn CA was the only candidate who submitted a nomination and so he has been elected unopposed.

One seat remains vacant. The Nominations Committee will recommend a Member to Council to fill this vacancy.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland Electoral Area

  • Jason Harvie CA and Suzy Kerton CA were the only candidates who submitted nominations and so they have been elected unopposed.

One seat remains vacant. The Nominations Committee will recommend a Member to Council to fill this vacancy.

Scotland East Electoral Area

No nominations were received so the seat remains vacant. The Nominations Committee will recommend a Member to Council to fill this vacancy.

AGM resolution voting results

The proxy voting and in-person voting results on each Resolution were also announced and both were carried. The results were:

Resolution 1
Receive and approve the Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

Total number of votes cast was 1081 and the full results of the voting were:

For - 1046
Against - 13
Abstain - 22

Resolution 2
To approve the re-appointment of Martin Gill, BDO LLP as ICAS Auditor

Total number of votes cast was 1084 and the full results of the voting were:

For - 1015
Against - 38
Abstain - 31

BDO as ICAS auditor confirmed that all those who voted in the election are valid voting members of ICAS and that the election was carried out in accordance with ICAS Regulations.


2021: Reviewing a year of progress and innovation

2021 presented new issues and brought another unpredictable year for the worlds of business and finance. ICAS was well positioned with agility and an innovative approach.

The recently published ICAS Annual Review 2021 highlights how ICAS focused on the key issues close to home and the big topics on the minds of the business professionals of today and tomorrow.

Indy Singh Hothi CA becomes new President of ICAS

By ICAS

29 April 2022

ICAS AGM 2022 published minutes

Read the full published minutes from the 2022 ICAS Annual General Meeting.

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