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.
Q2 2026 update
Vishesh Chandiok
The profession is at a period of massive change with the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Private Equity collectively creating the biggest change we have seen perhaps in a century. It's great to have a seat on Council and to contribute to keeping the profession fit for future, and to make the most of these changes.
ICAEW also continues to evolve its international strategy under our new CEO, and I'm glad to see the focus on developing our brand in high growth markets. I look forward to engaging with our members in South Asia more on these subjects in the coming months.
Q4 2025 update
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 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.