Lisa Padmore

Lisa Padmore, FCPA, FCGA was appointed a member of the Nominating Committee in November 2024. She was nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB). Ms. Padmore previously served on the IFAC Board and IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization (PAO) Development Committee.

After 30 years, Ms. Padmore has stepped down from her position as an Assurance Partner with experience at a senior level with EY in the Consumer Products and Power & Utilities Sectors in the Caribbean. Previously, she was responsible for the implementation of audit methodology changes for the firm across the Caribbean region and the learning curriculum for auditors, from recruits to partners. 

Ms. Padmore serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ICAB. Prior to this appointment, she joined the ICAB Council and served as Secretary to Council from June 2014 to May 2015. She became the 4th female President the following year, serving from June 2015 to May 2017. As ICAB Immediate Past President, Ms. Padmore assumed an additional role as the alternate director to the Board of Directors of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC). Ms. Padmore was also the Vice-Chair of the Barbados Chapter of Canadian CPAs from 2016 to 2018. She currently serves as the Chairman of the ICAC PFM Committee.

In addition to her current responsibilities at ICAB, Ms. Padmore is a director on several public and private entities in Barbados.  She has a B.Comm from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and is a fellowship member of CPA Canada.