Eleni Ashioti became a member of the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).

Eleni is the Head of Technical and Professional Matters at ICPAC, where she oversees the institute’s strategic initiatives and policies on key topics such as financial reporting, audit and assurance, ethics, and sustainability. In this capacity, she actively collaborates with government authorities, advocating on behalf of the professional accountants in Cyprus.

She also plays a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s engagement with international organizations and represents ICPAC at various national and international forums, including the Edinburgh Group. Eleni also serves as ICPAC’s representative in three technical policy groups at Accountancy Europe.

Prior to her current position, Eleni gained invaluable experience as a Technical Manager at Accountancy Europe in Brussels. Earlier in her career, she worked as an external auditor specializing in financial services at EY Cyprus, and in a small and medium-sized practice, where she developed a strong understanding of the unique challenges faced by SMPs.

Eleni is a qualified and active member of both the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

Mohanad T. Khaled joined the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. He was nominated by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Mohanad is the Managing Partner of BDO in Egypt, and has extensive experience in accounting, auditing, tax advisory, financial advisory, and business process outsourcing services. Mohanad had joined BDO Khaled & Co. in March 1997. Prior to BDO, he worked for General Motors and Shell. He served as a Voluntary Representative for ACCA in Egypt for more than 10 years. He also served as an Adjunct Faculty in the Accounting Department of the American University in Cairo.

Mr. Khaled is a board member of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors (ESAA). He is a board member of a number of prominent business associations and serves as Chairman of Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC). He has voluntarily contributed to the reforms of various legislative and professional standards.

Mohanad is a Fellow of the ACCA, Fellow of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors (ESAA), and Fellow of the Egyptian Society for Taxation (EST). He received a B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering degree and a Masters degree of Business Administration (MBA) from the American University in Cairo.

CA. Prasanna Kumar D. is the Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for 2025-2026. He has served three consecutive terms on the ICAI Central Council since 2019.

CA Kumar is a Chartered Accountant with four decades of experience in the field of corporate audit & taxation and as a speaker on corporate laws and bank audit.

On the international stage, currently CA Kumar is the Technical Advisor to the ICAI’s representative on South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Board and SAFA Assembly. Previously, he represented ICAI on SAFA committees for Small and Medium Practices (2020-2021) and Education, Training, and CPD (2021-2023), driving global initiatives for ICAI’s growth and recognition.

Julia Penny became Technical Adviser to IFAC Board member Fiona Wilkinson in November 2024, having been nominated by ICAEW.

Ms. Penny was president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in 2022-23, having been a non-executive ICAEW Board member since 2017 and chair of the Board during her year as president. She was also a member of the nominating and remuneration committees of ICAEW.

Ms. Penny has been a member of ICAEW Council since 2013 with her term completing in 2025. She is also a past chair of both the ICAEW Technical Advisory and Ethics Advisory Committees, a former member of the Technical Strategy and Financial Reporting Faculty Boards, and of the Association of Accounting Technicians’ Council and audit committee.

Outside of this volunteer ICAEW involvement Ms. Penny is a well-known speaker and writer on audit, financial reporting, anti-money laundering and wider issues impacting the profession. She is the current author of the Bloomsbury publication Accounting Principles for Tax Practitioners and regularly writes guidance and training material published by Croner-i. She also uses her technical writing skills to provide content for software companies, firms or networks wishing to write and implement their own policies and procedures.

Ms. Penny is passionate about audit quality and a well-functioning profession. This includes a sharp focus on improving diversity, developing the use of technology and constantly reflecting on the need for businesses to become sustainable and how the professions can help achieve this.

Ms. Penny is a Fellow of the ICAEW and holds a BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance Degree. Ms. Penny is an honorary member of CIPFA.

Rose-Marie Skourup Ojeda is a consultant at FSR – Danish Auditors based in Copenhagen, Denmark. At FSR – Danish Auditors, Rose-Marie is engaged in the talent project, development of the Culture Academy, and various activities targeting student members of the organization.

Today, IFAC submitted a response to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Public Consultation on Financial Inclusion.  The Consultation proposes targeted changes to the FATF Recommendations—which establish the global framework for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CFT)—to support financial inclusion by minimizing “ove

Elaine Cahoon recently joined the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) in October 2024 as an IFAC Fellow.  She began her career at KPMG conducting financial statement audits across various sectors, including US federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, commercial real estate, and defense contractors.  Ms. Cahoon is a subject matter expert in US independence standards and worked in KPMG’s Risk Management-Independence group to addresses engagement team inquiries and draft firm policy, guidance, and training related to independence matters. 

Ms. Cahoon is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.