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Jane CuthbertsonJane Cuthbertson - Chair of CIPFA North East

Jane Cuthbertson is currently chair of the region and has been actively involved with the region since 2001, holding the positions of secretary and vice chair.

Her career to date has spanned both public and private sector organisations; commencing with North Tyneside Audit she then moved to KPMG where she delivered audit services to a wide range of public sector clients, she then returned briefly to the public sector with South Tyneside Audit and then moved to BT South Tyneside where she is currently working as a Principal Accountant.

It was one of the region's proudest moments whilst, when studying, Jane was elected as the inaugural Chair of the National Students Forum that was set up by CIPFA in 2002. The Forum developed under her enthusiasm and skill to become a body right at the heart of the CIPFA family, demonstrated by the initiative to include a student representative on CIPFA Council. Jane was Chair of the NSF until 2004 and during that time found herself chairing meetings both for the forum and at CIPFA National Conference. Jane has been successful in gaining a seat at CIPFA Council on 5 further occasions and is a duly elected member on CIPFA Council for 2011/12. Jane is also the Vice Chair of CIPFA's Audit Committee and is a member of the Board for the Regions.

Her infectious enthusiasm for all things CIPFA makes her best placed to represent the region at the highest level and if you want to know what goes on behind the doors of Robert Street ...just ask Jane.

 

Michael BrodieMichael Brodie - Vice Chair of CIPFA North East

Michael Brodie is Finance Director for the NHS Business Services Authority, where he has responsibility for the organisation's financial strategy, planning and management and for all matters relating to Property, Facilities and Sustainability.

Michael is a graduate of Northumbria University with a BA (Hons) in Accountancy and qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in 1994.

He has a wealth of experience across the public sector having held senior finance positions in local government, the police service and the NHS.

In 2009 Michael was a winner of the "Future Leaders" award organised by Public Finance magazine to highlight ten of the brightest talents in public sector finance and in 2011, his Finance Department were awarded Public Sector Finance Team of the Year in the North East Accountancy Awards.

Michael has been a member of the CIPFA in the North East Executive Committee since 2006 and since August 2009, he has also served as an external co-opted member of Durham University's Audit Committee. In 2010 he was elected as a Governor for the Ashington Learning Partnership.

A keen sports enthusiast, Michael coached the Great Britain junior Inline Skater Hockey team at the European Championships in 1999 finishing as runners up, having previously been a successful player himself for over a decade.

 

George ClarkGeorge Clark - Immediate Past Chair/Retired Members Section

With 33 years in public service George has delivered audit, inspection, financial services and corporate governance advice to a range of public sector organisations.

George spent 25 years at Newcastle City Council with a break of 8 months in early 1980 where he went back to his city of birth to work for the local council which he describes as the land that time forgot. George eventually left Newcastle as Chief Internal Auditor and Head of Risk Management and Insurance

He joined the Audit Commission as a Best Value Inspector inspecting local authority services. He became an accredited CA Inspector and ended up as a performance specialist delivering Use of Resources and Comprehensive Area Assessments of North Tyneside Council.

He has worked with the Shanghai Municipal Reform, with the Crown Agents and Chief Internal Auditors from Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, and Georgia. Had four tours of Bosnia helping to develop proper internal control processes and establishing effective Internal Audit in the Cantonal and Municipal Governments.

On qualifying in 1989, George immediately became a CIPFA volunteer beginning with helping to organise weekend schools. He organised them through the 1990s finishing with organising the 2001 Conference for the regions at York. He has also been Northern Division Chair when the region was much larger than it is now and Regional Representative on Council for three years. He has served as part of that role on CIPFA's Board for the Region, MSDB, and Audit and Remuneration Committee. In the Spring of 2011, George took (early!) retirement from the Audit Commission as his term as Chair of the North East Region ended, and immediately became head of the Retired Members Section.

Away from work, George is a Scout Leader and spends a lot of time both running his local Scout Troop of 33 boys and fund raising for the group. George is renowned at CIPFA conference for descending on the exhibitors stands like a swarm of locusts to obtain prizes for the following years Charity Golf day which brings in over £1800 for his Group. He also helps out in his local football club as the official barman to the over 40's Team occasionally doubling up as the pieman for the after match sustenance.

 

David YoungDavid Young - NHS Finance Skills Development link

David has been a CIPFA member since 1988 and a Chartered Secretary since 1983. He has worked in the NHS finance since 1975, undertaking a wide range of roles up to deputy director level.

Since 2003, he has worked in NHS Finance Skills Development (FSD). He is currently employed by the North East Strategic Health Authority but he works across all the NHS organisations in the North East as FSD Manager. In this role he provides development opportunities, and offers advice and assistance on developing finance skills, both in the finance and non-finance workforce. He takes an intelligence based approach to understanding the development needs of the workforce and promotes a range of tools and techniques. He works as part of a network of NHS FSD Managers across England, sharing resources, ideas and best practice. Amongst other things they operate the www.fsdnetwork.com website.

David was co-opted onto the Regional Executive in 2009 because his work in NHS FSD requires, amongst other things, liaison with the professional bodies and he could better achieve his work objectives within the CIPFA Region that from outside it. There are synergies both for his work and for CIPFA members in his membership of the Regional Executive. He uses his NHS contacts to help publicise CIPFA’s activities and development opportunities and in return can influence the training and development opportunities that CIPFA offers locally, using the intelligence collected through his work. In 2011 he became a full member of the Regional Executive and joined the Events sub-committee.