Planetive Middle East and Planetive Pakistan founder and CEO Ayla Majid has been elected president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
She is the first member from Pakistan and South Asia to hold this position.
Majid will oversee more than 252,500 members and 526,000 future members across 180 countries during her one-year term.
Joining ACCA in 2006, Majid brings more than 20 years of experience in energy, transaction advisory, mergers and acquisitions, investments, and corporate governance.
She is also an international speaker on decarbonisation, energy, hydrogen, and climate tech.
Majid has served on boards in sectors such as energy, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and banking.
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By GlobalDataACCA’s global governing Council now includes deputy president Melanie Proffitt from England and vice-president Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan from Malaysia, marking the first time women have held all three officer posts.
Ayla Majid succeeds Ronnie Patton, a retired lecturer from Northern Ireland.
Majid said: “The accountancy profession is dynamic, forward-looking, and endlessly evolving. We’re working to promote it as an exciting, purposeful and attractive career choice, embracing sustainability and social value.
“I look forward to speaking about how the role of the accountants is widening and working to update perceptions of the profession in the age where technology is a dominant player.”
In addition to her ACCA role, Majid is a member of the Global Future Council of Energy of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and a Young Global Leader of the WEF.
She is also an Eisenhower Fellow.
Majid holds an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences, an LLB (Hons) from the University of London, and has attended leadership modules at Harvard, Oxford, and Princeton Universities.
Earlier in November 2024, ACCA organised the Finance Futures conference in Cardiff, focusing on how technology is transforming work in the accounting sector.
The event featured speakers from organisations such as the British Business Bank, Menzies, PureCyber, PwC, Sage, the University of South Wales, and the Welsh Government
