Six Singaporean Chartered Accountants have tonight received Fellowships, the 
highest recognition in the accounting profession.

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand President Stephen Walker 
presented the awards tonight at the annual President's Dinner in Singapore as 
eighteen Chartered Accountants were recognised for their achievements. 

Chartered Accountant Fellowships are peer awarded for outstanding career 
achievements and contributions to the profession through business and community 
endeavors.

The Singaporean Fellowship recipients are:

Martin Aitchison
Ong Chao Choon
Soh Kok Leong
Alywin Teh
Brahma Sharma
Samantha Chan

Recipient Ong Chao Choon said there have been many changes in the accounting 
profession over the past thirty years.

"Businesses have become a lot larger, global and complex. What was once 
predominantly audit-tax-insolvency accountancy firms are now multi-competency 
professional services firms in order to attract talent and deal with the 
complexity.

"Accounting is the language of business, mastering this language has allowed me 
to understand businesses intimately, and transit between various advisory roles 
with ease," Mr Ong said.  

Mr Walker said the Chartered Accountants' designation is internationally 
recognised for its commitment to building long-term prosperity for clients and 
communities, while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

"A core foundation that will help navigate us through the changing business 
landscape worldwide is ethical leadership. It is important that ethics are at 
the centre of everything we do as accountants," Mr Walker said.

Fellowship Recipient Ong Chao Choon's Biography: 
Chao Choon is the Deputy Chairman and Advisory Leader of PwC Singapore
He has been with PwC for over 30 years. Chao Choon started in Audit, became a 
Partner and moved to Advisory as one of the pioneers to start the practice 
which he subsequently managed.  Chao Choon is concurrently the Managing Partner 
for PwC Myanmar. He set up the firm in Yangon when PwC return to Myanmar in 
2012, the first Big 4 international professional services firm to do so.  

About Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is a professional body 
comprised of over 117,000 diverse, talented and financially astute members who 
utilise their skills every day to make a difference for businesses the world 
over. 
Members are known for their professional integrity, principled judgment, 
financial discipline and a forward-looking approach to business which 
contributes to the prosperity of our nations. 
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SOURCE: Chartered Accountants