Michael Izza, Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, shares his thinking on closing some of the public's expectation gap around what is involved in an audit, how technology can enhance audit quality and how the scope of audit could change to include assurance on non-GAAP measures.
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Michael Izza

FCA, Chief Executive, ICAEW

Michael Izza has been the chief executive officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 2006. Izza is a former member of the British government's Small Business Economic Forum. He was formerly a managing director and group finance director of Spring Group plc from 1997 to 2001. Izza trained as an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. He gained a law degree at Durham University.