Rosemary Keogh, chief executive of Chartered Accountants Ireland, said she knew that navigating change would be a core component of her role when she took the job. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) chief executive Rosemary Keogh has taken the helm at the professional body at a time of widespread change across the accountancy industry.
A wave of consolidation has swept up several firms, large and small. New technologies, not least artificial intelligence (AI), and their trustworthiness are also coming into focus.
Meanwhile, CAI itself is transforming, having joined forces with Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Ireland last year to create the largest professional body on the island of Ireland.
Keogh, whose career has taken her from the charities sector to Leinster House and now to CAI, tells The Irish Times that she was prepared to face a “very steep learning curve” when she took on the job in the summer.
“I knew when I was coming in that there
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