Nicholas Tay is a dynamic M&A professional and a qualified Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) with the ICAEW. During his time of training as an ACA, Nicholas was a founding member and later served as the Chair of the ICAEW Malaysia Student Network (IMSN) where his team helped set the foundations for a common voice and building a community of aspiring chartered accountants in Malaysia.

Nicholas is an Assistant Vice President at Mizuho Bank Malaysia and mainly covers cross-border advisory for green- and brownfield transactions between Japanese and Malaysian companies as well as for outbound investments from Malaysia. Nicholas graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science and Mathematics from the University of Manchester and is passionate to discuss about all things sustainability, capital markets and further improving the accounting profession.

Nicholas joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Stefania Mierlita is pursuing a PhD in Accounting through a co-supervision program between Babes-Bolyai University in Romania and the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, exploring the intersection of accounting and digital technologies. Since 2022, Stefania has served as an Associate Teaching Staff member at Babes-Bolyai University's Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, specializing in accounting, audit, and management. Passionate about the future of accounting globally, she is particularly interested in addressing the challenges posed by digital transformation.

Stefania joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Tshepo Bonnita Boitumelo is a highly proficient fellow certified chartered accountant with over 8 years’ experience in financial reporting, external and internal audit, regulatory risk and compliance acquired throughout her career journey. Tshepo started her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in June 2015 before joining the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants in May 2019, as an Officer in the Technical and Public Sector Accountancy services department where she assists the Institute to promote and improve strong regulatory compliance through different measures to ensure public interest protection.

Tshepo joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Muhammad Farhan provides International Tax & Transaction Services at EY in Pakistan. Alongside this, he has experience in Business Tax Services (BTS) and Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) at EY.

With respect to his professional qualifications, Muhammad is an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) member and a Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) member, specializing in International Taxation, Transfer Pricing and other International Cooperation and Development matters.

Muhammad joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Tahiya Gupta joined the profession very young at 18 years old. She started her journey at KPMG UK on the audit apprenticeship scheme and is working towards her ACA qualification. She began her journey with AAT and has currently completed her Level 3 AAT and will be completing her Level 4 AAT within the next few months before moving onto her Level 7 ACA qualification. With 3 years of experience already in the audit sector, she looks forward to sharing and expanding her knowledge of the profession as well as collaborating with the other members of the Young Leaders Collective.

Tahiya joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Ionut Bogdan Tocu is a second-year participant in CECCAR Romania's Initial Professional Development, aspiring to excel as a professional accountant. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, he currently works at a multinational consultancy firm, applying his skills across various industries and engaging with global clients. 

Ionut joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Cleber joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Ricardo Ribeiro is a consultant at OCC, member of IFAC and the professional accountancy organization in Portugal.
He graduated in accounting and business, with a master's degree in tax, he provides daily technical support to Portuguese accountants, helping them with the interpretation of accounting and tax matters.

Ricardo joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Jungmoon Oh is a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from Ewha Womans University, graduating summa cum laude. With extensive experience in auditing and corporate restructuring advisory at Yale Accounting Firm, Jungmoon has led audits for various companies across multiple sectors, ensuring compliance with financial standards. Fluent in Korean and proficient in English, Jungmoon is dedicated to upholding financial integrity and contributing to the public interest through the accounting profession.

Jungmoon joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.

Jazmín López is a young professional from Guatemala. She graduated as a Public Accountant and holds a master’s degree in financial administration, along with certifications in Data and Business Analytics, and in Presentation of Financial Information. She is currently a junior partner at the independent firm López Cordón y Asociados. In terms of her involvement in union activities, she is an associate of the Guatemalan Institute of Public Accountants and Auditors, and a member of the Administration and Finance Commission of the Inter-American Accounting Association.

Jazmín joined the IFAC Young Leaders Collective as a founding member in August 2024.