Fiona Wilkinson

Fiona Wilkinson was elected to the IFAC Board in November 2019, nominated by the UK Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies. She is also the Chair of IFAC's Public Policy and Regulation Advisory Group (PPRAG).

Mrs. Wilkinson was the President and Chair of the Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for 2019-20, having formerly held the roles of deputy and vice president. She trained with Deloitte in London, qualified as a member of the ICAEW and worked for the firm for 11 years before setting up her own practice as a technical consultant on auditing, financial reporting and practice assurance to firms of chartered accountants. Whilst with Deloitte, she made use of her skills in French and Italian by working on assignments in cities such as Montreal, Luxembourg, Milan, Geneva and Brussels.

Mrs. Wilkinson was elected to the ICAEW's Council in 2003 and has served on its board, as chair of the ICAEW's Professional Standards Board, its Ethics Advisory Committee and its Diversity Advisory Group, and as a member of the Practice Committee and the Money-Laundering sub-committee. She is also a former President of ICAEW's South West District Society. She is currently the Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Board of Trustees of a college based in London. 

Mrs. Wilkinson is an FCA and has a BA Honours degree in French with Italian from the University of London.