CIMA first to run company directors' course outside Australia

COURSE: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has been licensed as the only professional body outside Australia to deliver "Directors' Essentials", a highly acclaimed programme for company directors.

The programme, created by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), is the most successful of its kind in the world with over 2,000 delegates every year. Delivering practical and interactive sessions over two days, it provides introductory or refresher programmes for busy directors.

The course will take place at the Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo, on May 5 and 6.

The programme provides a broad overview of directors' duties, board meeting procedures and the many and varied responsibilities of directors and boards.

It identifies the duties and liabilities of directors, introduces best practice governance and board meeting processes and provides insight into finance, strategy, risk and governance within a range of organisational structures.

The programme is led by two experienced professionals, General Manager, National Education at the AICD, Pamela Murray-Jones, and Principal Consultant of Leading Edge Change, Australia Aubrey Joachim.

For the past twelve years, Murray has focused on the development of executives, most particularly directors and boards. Her experience includes evaluation, solutions development and individual development consultancy, with a particular focus on improving director and board performance.

Joachim has over 25 years of financial management experience with global conglomerates, including Unilever (UK), the US oil and gas company, McDermott International Inc, and has been a Financial Manager with Sydney Water Corporation.