Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organised Gold Medal and Certificate Distribution ceremony 2011 at local hotel here on Thursday. Ebrahim Sidat FCA, Chief Executive Officer-Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder, Hanif Jhakura FCA, Chief Executive Officer, Central Depository Company Limited and Teizoon Kissat FCA, Managing Director, ORIX Leasing Company Limited were guest speakers on the occasion.
In his inaugural address, Rahsid Rehman Mir, President ICAP congratulated young CAs and recommended them to keep up the hard work for the betterment of economy and the society as a whole. He highlighted positive approach, hard work and modesty as key to success in life.
Ebrahim Sidat felicitated the newly qualified CAs and stressed upon them to strive for excellence to achieve their ambitions in the corporate world. He underscored the need for continued advancement of professional skills and stressed upon the CAs to reach new horizons in their professional career. Hanif Jhakura underlined the importance of interpersonal skills, persistence, vigour and perseverance as the benchmark for success. He emphasised that today's competitive world poses new challenges upon accountants and unless CAs confront such challenges with professional skills and strategy, they may not achieve the highest management positions in the organisation they work for.
Teizoon Kissat, in his speech, advised young CAs to continue to enjoy the trust of the society through highest level of professional ethics, independence and integrity which should be maintained above everything else. He emphasised that persistent hard work, enthusiasm to strive forward and loyalty to the organisation where any professional works is the key for success and the sky is the limit for them.
In his concluding speech, Adnan Mufti FCA, Chairman, Southern Regional Committee ICAP, advised the newly qualified CAs to have a deeper and closer interaction with ICAP and play their due role in enhancing and strengthening image of their mother institution which has brought glory and prestige in their lives and professional career.