CURRICULUM VITAE

John Henry Smith FCA

Personal details

Born Birmingham 27.4.1953.
Widowed and divorced - 6 children.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant since 1975.
Member of the Academy of Experts in the category of Practising Associate since 1993.

Experience

Kidsons Impey Chartered Accountants (1971 to 1994)

Joined in 1971 and progressed to partner in 1983. Retired as a partner in 1994, to take a sabbatical. Partner responsibilities included staff, quality control, computers, corporate finance, forensic accounting. National firm responsibilities include being Technical Director of Kidsons Audit and Accountancy Committee (1981-1990) and Director of Audit, Accounting and Business Advisory Services of Kidsons Impey from February 1993 to September 1994.

All round experience (general business advisory services, audit of private and public companies, sole traders, partnerships, corporate and personal tax, investigations, acquisitions, arbitrations, share valuations, flotations, corporate finance and planning, forensic accounting, reports for various purposes).

As a Director of Audit and Accountancy at Kidsons Impey, advising on high profile cases involving the firm. Arbitrations and share valuation work includes since 1986, acting as arbitrator or expert to determine disputes, under appointment by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

John H Smith (1994 to date)

Providing litigation support or forensic accountancy services to solicitors.

Providing support services to accountancy practices including business valuations.

Providing business advisory and support services to private clients.

Non-executive directorships.

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