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International council members can communicate with members in their region through quarterly newsletters. Below you will find all the messages sent out during their current council terms.

Messages from Q4 2025

Vishesh Chandiok

Growing ICAEW membership is a critical priority where international will have to play a key role. I am delighted to see some early signs with the approval of the ability to train locally qualified ICAI members with the ICAEW audit qualification to encourage talent development within the UK capability centres in India.

It’s also great to see ICAEW’s ambition to consolidate other Professional bodies into it. Being the Gold standard in accountancy, ICAEW is uniquely placed to become the voice of financial reporting across various segments of the market- private sector, public sector and beyond. And not just in the UK but globally.

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Vishesh Chandiok
Vishesh Chandiok ICAEW Council Member for South Asia (India)

Vishesh is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Grant Thornton Bharat LLP and considers himself to be a first-generation entrepreneur. He became the youngest member to be elected to the Global Board of Governors of Grant Thornton the ultimate decision-making authority in the organisation, from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2021.