UK Committee members

Tim Odell CA(SA) (Chair) Tim commenced his professional career with Arthur Young, now Ernst & Young, in Cape Town – South Africa in the late 70's; qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983. He headed up Arthur Young's Cape Town Business Services Department and has over twenty years experience in acting for "sensitive" clients on a worldwide basis in his specialist areas. He took a client to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 1997 following his transfer to the UK with his wife and three daughters in 1996. The extensive commercial expertise provides the solid platform from which many complex international forensic cases have been successfully solved. Contact Tim...

Douglas Clarence CA(SA) (Vice Chair) Douglas left the attest department of Arthur Andersen, Johannesburg, in April 2001 to explore opportunities in London as a qualified CA(SA). He joined Morgan Stanley later that year learning product control in the equity division. Subsequent roles have been more project based, leading to his current role as a project lead on the firm's Equity Financing desk. He and Michelle have three children, Michaela, Joshua and Cassandra. Contact Douglas...

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Anthony Phillips CA(SA) A British citizen, born in Zimbabwe, Anthony qualified as a chartered accountant in South Africa having completed his articles with Deloittes and Ernst & Young. Commercial experience includes holding international executive positions in the information technology, retail and consumer goods, publishing, capital goods, financial services and venture capital industries. Anthony has worked in the private and corporate sectors and here in the UK he is a director and shareholder at Exceed an accounting, tax, and other fiduciary services company. Anthony is married to Karen and together they have two adult sons, Dane and Andrew. Other interests include travel and golf. Contact Anthony...

Gary McDonald CA(SA) Gary commenced his professional career with Arthur Young, now Ernst & Young, in Johannesburg – South Africa in the late 80's; qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987. He then held various financial management positions in South Africa until 2002 when he relocated to the United Kingdom with his wife and two daughters and joined Steinhoff UK. Following the acquisition by Steinhoff International of the Homestyle Group Gary was appointed the Group Audit Manager for the Homestyle Group. Contact Gary...

Andrew Mummery CA(SA) Andrew commenced his career with Deloitte, where he completed his training in 2001 (Johannesburg) and joined the international firm on secondment assignments in New York in 2002 and 2003. Since moving to London, Andrew has gained a wealth of experience in Asset Management where he worked for Deutsche Asset Management and Schroders in their respective business service and corporate development departments. He now works in the Deloitte Corporate Finance Business Modelling Group where he focuses on the financial services industry. Contact Andrew...

Margo Thomas (Administrator & Event Co-ordinator) Margo has a wide variety of experience in event management and over the years has been responsible for events ranging from children's summer camps, weddings, two day training events and award ceremonies in the city for a leading newspaper. Margo can be contacted at +44 20 8816 7652 or by clicking Margo...

Izette Kleuver CA(SA) Izette completed her articles with PwC Pretoria in 2004. Upon completion of her articles she held the position of internal auditor at Omnia Group and moved internally to work as  financial controller for one of Omnia's subsidiaries, Bulk Mining Explosives . In 2006 she and her husband moved to London. Here she spent the first few years with Deutsche Bank as product controller on the credit derivatives desk. She has been with Greenwich University since May 2010 where she lectures in audit and financial accounting. Contact Izette...

Craig Gouws CA(SA)BSc. Forestry Craig commenced his training contract with Ernst & Young, in Durban South Africa in 1999 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001. He worked within the forestry sector in South Africa before joining Ernst & Young, after having completed the Accountants' Conversion Course offered by the University of Cape Town. His finance experience includes working in senior financial positions in South Africa, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. Craig is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Infrastrata plc, a Company which he played a role in listing on AIM of the London Stock Exchange in 2008. The Company is developing a portfolio of petroleum upstream and midstream assets in the United Kingdom. Contact Craig...

Chloë van Rensburg CA(SA) ACMA Chloë qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton in Cape Town in 2008. She went on to study her CIMA qualification after gaining an interest in cost accounting while completing her articles. Once qualifying, she moved to London with the purpose of gaining work experience. Her current role in London is within the finance department of BNP Paribas where she is responsible for the provision of financial support to their London commodities business, this entails monthly financial and management reports and annual statutory accounts within the FSA timetables. In addition, she enjoys the opportunity to study French through BNP Paribas and can be found running in Regents Park when the weather is fine. Contact Chloë...