Dean Westcott
director of finance, Harlow Primary Care Trust, UK
Dean is currently based in the UK working as a finance director in the NHS, having previously held various positions in a number of healthcare organisations.
'I am immensely proud to be an ACCA member, an organisation with a proven track record, one of the world's leading accountancy bodies and a truly global and progressive body,' he states. Membership of ACCA has also given him the opportunity to get actively involved in the profession. Dean is currently chair of the ACCA health network panel and a member of the ACCA financial reporting committee. 'My involvement with ACCA has been rewarding personally, providing opportunities to meet and work with other members and also to represent ACCA internationally on a range of pan-European projects.
'It is often said that qualifying is just the beginning and with the changes and challenges facing the profession, never has this been truer,' Dean states.
'For me, being qualified brings with it the responsibility to maintain and uphold the highest professional standards.'