DOHA: A new forum to enable women in senior roles within Qatar’s finance and accounting sector to meet and discuss key issues will be launched today — International Women’s Day.
The Qatar Women in Finance and Accounting forum (QWFA), is an initiative of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in the Middle East to provide a platform for female finance leaders to talk about a wide range of topics.
A working committee of members who hold high level finance jobs in leading organisations such as Qatar Petroleum, Ecovert Qatar, RasGas, Qatargas and global accounting firms Deloitte and Ernst & Young will meet in the next two weeks to discuss the QWFA’s objectives and look at potential future activities.
Deepa Chandrashekar, a senior finance professional at Qatar Petroleum, said: “Given there are a growing number of women working in senior and influential roles in finance and accountancy in Qatar, a forum would provide a welcome opportunity for their voices to be heard on a range of critical issues. We very much look forward to meeting with a range of outstanding female finance professionals in the coming months to look at a number of key subjects — and I am sure that our discussions will make a real contribution to the future success of the finance profession in our country.”
Ritu Nanda, Head of ACCA for Oman and Qatar, said: “We are delighted to develop the idea and provide a forum where female finance professionals could discuss a range of issues, bringing different perspectives to a number of subjects. It is fitting that we have been able to launch this forum on International Women’s Day, which marks the economic, political and social achievements of women. ACCA looks forward to participate in the forum and support its work and activities in future.”
The Peninsula
