ISLAMABAD(National Times): Pakistan’s Ayla Majid has made history this week after becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected as president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Ayla, who made Pakistan proud in the world, is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Planetive Middle East and Planetive Pakistan. She has over two decades of experience in energy, transaction advisory, mergers and acquisitions, investments and corporate governance. During her year-long term in office, the newly-elected president will lead over 252,500 members and 526,000 future members of ACCA across 180 countries, the global accountancy body shared on Linkedin. “Warm congratulations to Ayla Majid from Pakistan, elected as ACCA’s new president, who will lead our 252,500 members and 526,000 future members for the next year.” Sharing their photo, the ACCA Pakistan also congratulated newly-elected deputy president Melanie Proffitt from the UK and vice president Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan from Malaysia. It further said: “She is the first president of ACCA to come from Pakistan, and during her year in office, she will highlight the dynamic and evolving role of accountants as we celebrate 120 years of ACCA.” Speaking on her newly appointed role, she said: “I would like to thank ACCA members for putting their trust in me. The themes I wish to highlight in the months to come can be summarised under the broad heading: ‘A new future for accountancy with a strategic lens and a stakeholder approach’.” The ACCA further said that they looked forward to all that Ayla has planned for her tenure as the president. It is pertinent to mention here that Ayla holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London.