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Past presidents’ dinner
This year’s past president’s dinner was in honour of one of praised her predecessor’s talent for balancing multiple roles
CIPFA’s youngest presidents – Caroline Gardner. First co- and responsibilities. She has been both the Deputy Auditor
opted on to Council in 2000-01 and then elected in the Audit General and the Controller of Local Authority Audits at the
Category in 2004-05, Caroline rose very quickly to become same time as holding office as CIPFA president, yet remained
president in 2006. As you know, this was in the aftermath of unruffled and in command despite the pressures.
the unsuccessful merger vote with ICAEW, yet Caroline steered She represented CIPFA at international conferences as
CIPFA brilliantly through what could have been a much more CIPFA began to strengthen its profile on the world stage.
difficult period without her. Caroline in fact prepared much of Caroline is also one of only a handful of non–Scots to have
the ground for the CIPFA-ICAEW strategic partnership. held the chair of the Scottish branch.
Caroline began her career at Wolverhampton Borough Caroline led the Council and the Institute through an
Council and qualified as a CIPFA member in 1988 with two important year, showing her leadership and skill in managing
prizes to her name. She then moved to the Audit Commission a full agenda and the inevitable relationship issues that have
where she worked on health studies. Caroline established the to be addressed. Her presidency was characterised by the very
Accounts Commission’s performance audit role in the NHS and important governance review of the Institute. This was very
in 2000, along with Bob Black, now Auditor General at Audit much her personal interest and initiative and CIPFA is much
Scotland, created Audit Scotland. It is generally agreed that stronger as a result of her work.
the achievements of Audit Scotland would not be what they
are without her contribution.
CIPFA is stronger as a result of
Describing Caroline Gardner as ‘a star and a wonderful
example to us all’, current president, Caroline Mawhood
Caroline Gardner’s work
Back row: Chris Hurford, Colin McMillan, John Butler, Richard Tettenborn, Mike Barnes, Gren Folwell, Mike Weaver, Ian Wood, Roger Tabor.
Front row: Margaret Pratt, Phillip Sellers, Caroline Gardner, Caroline Mawhood (current President), David Chynoweth
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