CIMA Global President in town today

CIMA Global President Harold Baird will make his official visit to Sri Lanka today.

During his short tour he will meet with high ranking officials, diplomats and corporates to discuss mutually-beneficial business models to strengthen working relationships with CIMA.

Baird will be the Chief Guest at the CIMA convocations to be held on 12 and 14 March for CIMA Passed Finalists and new members respectively and will also host a gala dinner for members and corporate dignitaries during his visit.

Baird is a Management Accounting and Business Adviser providing services to Companies and not-for-profit charities in Northern Ireland and is currently a Director of the Methodist Publishing Company Limited and Belfast Activity Centre Limited.

He commenced his working career in the textile industry as Trainee Accountant progressing to Factory Accountant before moving to Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) in 1970 as Executive Officer Management Accounting.

This was followed by appointments as Senior Executive Officer in Financial Accounting and Corporate Planning. In this role he was responsible for the preparation of financial plans to facilitate privatisation, establishing Key Performance Indicators for the Board and negotiating capital and public expenditure limits with the Department of Economic Development (Northern Ireland).

Following the privatisation of NIE, subsequently renamed Viridian Group PLC, he was appointed as Director of Fleet Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of the Viridian Group. His key objective was to expand the company customer base and prepare the company for sale.

Baird has been extensively involved in the CIMA member network and was elected to Council in June 2001 to represent Northern Ireland and was Chairman of the Members’ Services Committee from 2007 to 2009. He has also served on the Executive, Appointments, Audit, Marketing, International Development, Lifelong Learning Policy and Investigation Committees.

He has served on the Northern Ireland Regional Board and was Branch President from 1992 to 1993. He has also served on the CCAB (Ireland) and the Branch Affairs Committee.