CIMA poaches ACCA exec

CIMA has poached a senior executive from rival institute the ACCA to join its senior management team.

Andrew Harding, previously managing director of finance and operations at the association, will oversee CIMA’s new global strategy on alliances and partnerships. He will be based at CIMA’s global headquarters in London.

Harding built the ACCA’s first business development team in the UK and went on to lead marketing strategies in territories including Central and Eastern Europe, Vietnam, Southern Africa and China.

CIMA chief executive Charles Tilley said: ‘I am delighted to welcome Andrew to CIMA’s senior management team. I believe his extensive experience will underpin CIMA’s core activities and will beef up our drive for international growth in these challenging economic times.

Harding said: ‘I am very excited to be joining CIMA. It is the only accountancy body that focuses primarily on business needs and one which I have long admired.’