AOA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chairman
- Director
- Consultant in Toronto Who Has Worked With the Ontario Securities Commission
Alister Mason is a consultant in Toronto who has worked with the Ontario Securities Commission, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the International Federation of Accountants. Previously, he was with Deloitte & Touche and its predecessor firms for over thirty years, which included periods as an audit partner in the Toronto Office and in the Canadian firm's National Office. He then served as Director of the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo (the largest such School in Canada), followed by four years with the Canadian Public Accountability Board (Canada's independent audit regulator).
Mr. Mason has served as director since 2 May 2012 and was appointed Deputy Chairman effective 4 May 2021. His current appointment expires on 3 May 2022.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of Deloitte & Touche
Mr. Wigney was appointed as a director effective 22 November 2021 and his current appointment expires on 3 May 2022.
Glen Wigney has been appointed as a director effective 22 November 2021 to serve through 3 May 2022.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Financial Secretary
Kenneth Jefferson was appointed Financial Secretary on 1 November 2004. As Financial Secretary, he is the chief policy advisor to the Premier and Minister of Finance and has overall responsibility for all aspects of the government's regulatory, fiscal and budget management operations.
Job Titles:
- Administration & Finance Manager
Job Titles:
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Michael Austin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, an Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation, a Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, a Member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants, a Member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Directors, and a Notary Public of the Cayman Islands.
He served as the Managing Partner of the Cayman Islands office of KPMG Peat Marwick for 23 years. Since retiring in July 1992, Mr. Austin has been a consultant and currently serves as Non-Executive Director on several company boards, including those of a number of structured investment vehicles, mutual funds, trust and insurance companies. He served as a Director of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority from January 1997 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2003, a position he held until his retirement on 31 July 31 2004. He has also served on a variety of other Government committees and Government related boards, including the Cayman Islands Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, as Chairman; the Stock Exchange Committee; and the Government/Private Sector Consultative Committee. In 1990 Mr. Austin was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of services to the public and business community.
Michael Austin, who has served as the AOA's Chairman since its inception, retired effective 3 May 2022. Alister Mason, t....
Michael Austin has been reappointed as the Chairman and Alister Mason has been reappointed as a director, also assuming ....