Brian Blood, Chief Executive is pleased to announce the expansion of the CAPA team. Effective 1 June, Rachel Chee and will join CAPA as an Executive Director (ED), Rachel’s experience is described below.

Another ED will commence effective 1 July and further details will be shared closer to the time.

The EDs will be based in the Kuala Lumpur office alongside the existing team of:

• Mei Leng – Manager, Governance and Operations
• Imm Ai – Manager, Events and Communications

Rachel Chee – Executive Director 

For the last 11 years Rachel has fulfilled a number of senior roles at ACCA based in Kuala Lumpur. This has included ASEAN and Asia Pacific education leadership roles, as well as managing capacity building projects. Her work spanned Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Mekong region. Rachel collaborated widely with learning institutions, policy makers, and development partners to establish high-quality training and development programs. Her involvement extended to the ASEAN Federation of Accountants, where she actively participated in discussions and provided support for the development needs of AFA members in complying with IFAC’s SMOs.

Prior to ACCA, Rachel served as a Technical Director at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and was deeply involved in establishing audit and ethics standard-setting boards within the Institute. She collaborated closely with regulators, standard setters, government agencies, academia, and accountants. She was also a Technical Advisor to members on IFAC’s Developing Nations and Small-and-Medium Practices (SMPC) committees. Rachel joined MIA after 10 years at an international accounting firm when she was a Senior Manager, Assurance.