Governance

Chris was appointed Chair of the CPAA at the 2025 AGM, having been a member since 2007 and serving on the Board since 2011. From 2013 to 2025, he held the roles of Deputy Chairman and Finance Director, where he played a pivotal part in ensuring the Association’s financial strength. During this time, he helped secure the resources necessary to deliver high-quality education, CPD, and technical and regulatory support to members.

Chris has also been closely involved in enhancing the Association’s professional standards and raising its profile with government agencies, regulators, and other professional bodies, while building valuable links across the wider accounting profession.

Based in Norfolk, Chris is a Fellow of the CPAA and a member of the Chartered Management Institute. He has been in practice for more than 30 years, providing accountancy and management services to a wide range of individual and corporate clients across East Anglia.

Operations Manager & Company Secretary 

Lee joined the CPAA in 2013. Initially working on the development of the Association’s first qualifications. He acted as Deputy Company Secretary and after the retirement of his predecessor, Paul Matthews, he was appointed Operations Manager/Company Secretary. Lee has day to day management responsibilities for the Association’s administration, supports the Board and has overseen several key projects.

Lee is a qualified Charatered Managment and a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA). 

Peter has been a dedicated member of the CPAA since relocating to Scotland in 2011, where he has played an active role in the Scotland branch. The support and community he found within the Association have been instrumental in the growth of his own public practice, which he built from the ground up and has since expanded to employ two staff.

Based in Central Scotland, Peter provides accountancy services to a diverse client base across the Scottish central belt and into the Northeast, including Aberdeen. His professional career spans several decades and industries. He began in banking in Australia, where he adapted to the major industry shifts of the 1980s, including deregulation and the rise of financial technology. A committed advocate of lifelong learning, Peter has been a Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) since 1990.

After leaving banking in 1994, Peter served as an accountant in a government export agency, where he was tasked with establishing the finance section of a newly formed division. In this role, he created and led a multidisciplinary team of accountants and administrators, gaining extensive experience in organisational development, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance. He later transitioned into public practice, combining this with charity work, before establishing his own practice in Scotland.

Peter brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge and experience, alongside a strong commitment to strengthening the Association’s influence and relevance as it continues to support practitioners in a changing professional landscape.