ICAEW appoints FD to sharpen its focus

The ICAEW has appointed
the former financial controller of Mothercare as its new finance director.

Daniel Quint has been charged with helping to ‘refine the institute’s
commercial ambitions’.

Prior to his role at Mothercare, Quint was head of financial planning at
Premier Travel Inn, a senior business analyst at Dixons Group, and worked in
audit and in transactions services at KPMG where he qualified as a chartered
accountant.

Speaking on his appointment, Quint said he was excited at the opportunities
presented by this new role. ‘To be finance director of my qualifying body is
fantastic and it enables me to give something meaningful back to the profession
in which I have built my career,’ he said.

Robin Fieth, ICAEW executive director of finance and operations, said: ‘To
have someone with such demonstrable management and leadership skills on board at
the Institute will help us successfully deliver our strategic goals both in the
long and short term.’

During his time with Mothercare, Quint took part in an Accountancy Age Talent
E-symposium. To hear more about his career decisions click
here.