Helen Brand
Chief Executive, ACCA
Helen Brand is chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants. Since 2008, Brand has led ACCA through a period of global growth that has seen its membership double to more than a quarter of a million. ACCA’s diverse and inclusive community has expanded to cover 180 countries and also includes more than half a million future members.
Brand is a passionate advocate of the role of accountants in driving an ethical, sustainable, and inclusive approach to business and the public sector and is a frequent speaker on these issues. She has widened ACCA’s role in advancing the profession and contributing to the public good, for example, through its pioneering work to support the development of the profession in emerging economies and its leadership in developing the skills needed for sustainability reporting and assurance.
Brand is a member of the U.K. government’s Professional and Business Services Council, and in 2023 she joined the board of the UK-ASEAN Business Council.