Why You Should Attend the AGM
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This year’s abbreviated Annual General Meeting will include a preview of IIBA’s new three-year strategy. All current Members are invited to join us on June 8th to vote on the 2021 resolutions, hear the CEO’s report, and ask your questions about IIBA’s operations.
This year's AGM speakers are Board Chair, Barbara Carkenord, IIBA President and CEO Delvin Fletcher, and IIBA Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Paula Pergantis.
This year’s abbreviated Annual General Meeting will include a preview of IIBA’s new three-year strategy. All current Members are invited to join us on June 8th to vote on the 2021 resolutions, hear the CEO’s report, and ask your questions about IIBA’s operations.
This year's AGM speakers are Board Chair, Barbara Carkenord, IIBA President and CEO Delvin Fletcher, and IIBA Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Paula Pergantis.
The 2020 pandemic brought our Members and Partners new and unique challenges to address. As a virtual organization, IIBA was able to quickly pivot to support our Chapters and Members. It was remarkable to watch our community come together to show incredible support for each other. During this shorter AGM, Devin will share our 2020 highlights and a look ahead at our goals for 2021, as well as unveil our 2021-2023 strategic plan, and Paula will walk through an overview of our 2020 financial health. You can read the 2020 Audited Financial Statements here.
Make Your Vote Count
The AGM is a forum where members can come together, ask questions, and share their thoughts on IIBA’s operations. To vote, you must be a current member on June 8th. Members unable to vote may submit a proxy.
If you have questions mark your calendar to attend on June 8th. This year's AGM meeting is 30-minutes followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. If you can't attend and have questions or wish to submit them in advance send them in an email to chair@iiba.org.
Our 2021 resolutions include 2021-01, voting to elect incumbent Alex Browning who was appointed to the board in 2020. Alex is a Fellow of the Certified Professional Accountants (FCPA) and a Fellow, Society of Management Accountants (FCMA), and has an MBA. M.Ed. He is a professor at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies in the Bachelor of Commerce Program in Canada. Alex retired from LCBO, a multi-billion-dollar liquor distributor and retailer after almost 38 years. He has experience in retail, systems and planning and for the last 20 years was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and CFO. During this time, he actively led the re-engineering of their supply chain functions, developed its enterprise risk management system, and modernized many of the business processes with the use of technology. Alex serves on several Boards including IIBA’s Board of Directors where he serves as Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. Alex was appointed to the Board in 2020 to replace Director, Judith Munro who retired from the board. You can read the bios of our Board of Directors here.
Resolution 2021-02 asks the membership to approve the 2020 Audited Financial Statements, and
resolution 2021-03 asks the membership to select Grant Thornton as auditors for 2022.
Find out how IIBA is adapting and evolving to enhance your Member experience. Attending the AGM, it is always interesting to hear about the association's activities over the past year and to learn more about what is planned for the coming year. As an organization, we accomplished a lot in a very challenging year and all our Members deserve an elbow bump. On behalf of our Board of Directors and our staff I want to extend a special thank you for your continued support; from being a Member to getting certified to volunteering. We couldn’t do this without you!
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Heather is from Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up there, pursued her bachelors and graduate degrees there and stayed to raise her family. She is a stimulus for change as a mom, consultant, trainer, speaker and Vice Chair of IIBA Board of Directors. For the past 20+ years she's helped teams to identify and solve problems in the financial services, insurance and higher education industries. Projects include new system development, process improvements, COTS implementations, and coaching other business analysts. She demonstrates excellent analysis practices. Heather is a collaborator and engages people at all levels in organizations. There is no part of the RACI matrix she has not been responsible for! Heather has a BA in Accounting from Grand View College an MBA from Drake University is a Certified Business Analysis Professional a CBAP(R) and is a Certified Scrum Master, CSM. Heather blogs at www.BAsWithoutBorders.com. Follow her on twitter at Heather_MM for BA musings, advice and motivation.