Andrew Harding Mr.

Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, is Chief Executive – Management Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), the unified voice of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). 

Andrew leads all management accounting activities for the Association, develops plans and strategies, manages relationships, and delivers results for members. Andrew has a passion for the management accounting and how the Association supports successful businesses and careers across the world.

Andrew is a Deloitte alumnus, having started his career in the mid-1980s as a trainee auditor. He progressed into training and development from there, and then began professional body work in 1991. He joined CIMA in 2009, originally as Executive Director for Global Markets, and became Managing Director in 2011– a position he held until 2016. Andrew served as Non-Executive Chairman of GTS Chemicals PLC, a Chinese company listed in London, from 2014 to 2016. 

Andrew was born in London. He holds an MBA from Henley Business School at the University of Reading, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol.