Helen Brand OBE has been chief executive of ACCA since 2008, driving ACCA’s pioneering work in supporting the development of the profession across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. She was a founding member of the International Integrated Reporting Council and sits on a number of university advisory boards. Helen is a member of the UK Government’s Professional and Business Services Council, and also sits on the B20 Task Fo rce on the Future of Work, Skills and Mobility and the Board of the UK-ASEAN Business Council.