Finsia appoints new CEO
The Board of Finsia has announced the appointment of Dr. Martin Fahy as its new Chief Executive Officer, following the successful sale of its education business to Kaplan Inc.
Finsia President, Michael Shepherd said: "Martin will take over responsibility for developing Finsia as a professional services body. He has a wealth of international experience in leading a professional services organisation as well as working closely with finance executives in the corporate and banking spheres, around the world. He is exceptionally well placed to lead Finsia as an organisation focused on being the connecting point between employers and the membership.
In addition to developing the 'new Finsia' as a member-centric professional body, Martin will also be ensuring that our voice is heard both as an industry advocate on key issues facing the financial services sector and in the development of industry standards. Martin will be working with members, Committees and Councils, the Board and staff to set the immediate priorities and convert our vision into a strategy for action," said Mr. Shepherd.
Dr Fahy comes to Finsia from CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) where as Director for Asia Pacific he led CIMA's expansion in the region. For CIMA he was instrumental in developing industry partnerships with global employers such as Standard Chartered, HSBC, Cadbury Schweppes, Microsoft and Shell.
He is a recognised thought leader in the area of Finance Transformation, is widely published in the field and has advised and worked with senior finance executives globally. Prior to joining CIMA, Martin was an academic at National University of Ireland, Galway. Martin is a fellow of the Institute of Management Accountants in Ireland and holds a PhD from University College Cork, Ireland. He is a former Senior Fulbright Scholar.
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