# Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants

The Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) is a regional organization representing 33 national professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) operating in Asia and the Pacific. These PAOs, referred to as CAPA’s members, represent close to 2 million accountants across the region.

## History

Governor Gregorio S. Licaros, President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, came up with the idea for the CAPA. The first Far East Conference of Accountants was held between November 28 and December 1 of 1957 in Manila, Philippines. The event, said to be the forerunner of CAPA, "created history in the accountancy world as it became the base for various professional accounting bodies in the Far East to confer every few years to discuss and exchange information."
Fourteen countries sent delegates to the first event. Of these fourteen, twelve would go on to be considered the founding members of CAPA.
* Australia
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Korea
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Philippines
The delegates from the other two countries, England and Netherlands, were sent only as observers.
A second conference was held between March 31 and April 2 of 1960, where Ceylon, Singapore, and the United States of America joined. In order "to reflect the extended membership, the description of the grouping was changed from the 'Far East Conference of Accountants' to the 'Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants' (CAPA)." During the 8th CAPA Conference, the CAPA adopted a formal charter, established an Executive Committee and elected its first President, " Gordon M. Macwhinnie.

## Past Presidents

| Name | Jurisdiction | Term Length |
| Gordon M. Macwhinnie | Hong Kong | September 1976 – October 1979 |
| Eduardo M. Villanueva | Philippines | October 1979 – November 1983 |
| Niladri K. Bose * | India | November 1983 – May 1985 |
| John O. Miller | Australia | May 1985 – November 1986 |
| Hiroshi Kawakita | Japan | November 1986 – May 1988 |
| Rex A. Anderson | New Zealand | May 1988 – September 1989 |
| Taesik Suh | Korea R.O. | September 1989 – October 1991 |
| William Mercer | Canada | October 1991 – September 1993 |
| Douglas C. Oxley | Hong Kong | September 1993 – April 1995 |
| Soon Kwai Choy | Malaysia | April 1995 – October 1996 |
| Robert J.C. Jeffery | Australia | October 1996 – October 1998 |
| Carlos R. Alindada | Philippines | October 1998 – November 2000 |
| Ranel T. Wijesinha | Sri Lanka | November 2000 – April 2002 |
| Li Yong | China P.R. | April 2002 – October 2003 |
| Robin Hamilton Harding | Canada | October 2003 – November 2005 |
| Shozo Yamazaki | Japan | November 2005 – October 2007 |
| Kamlesh S. Vikamsey | India | October 2007 – October 2009 |
| In-Ki Joo | Korea R.O. | October 2009 – September 2011 |
| Keith Wedlock | New Zealand | September 2011 – November 2013 |
| Sujeewa Mudalige | Sri Lanka | November 2013 – October 2015 |
| Jackie Poirier | Canada | October 2015 - November 2017 |
| Manoj Fadnis | India | November 2017 - November 2019 |

## Current Board Members

President: Chen Yugui (China)
Chief Executive: Brian Blood
| BOARD MEMBER | DIRECTOR |
| Australia | Priya Terumalay |
| Bangladesh | Nasir U. Ahmed |
| Canada | Nancy Foran |
| China P.R. | Shu Huihao |
| India | Prafulla Chhajed |
| Japan | Satsuki Miyahara |
| Korea R.O. | Yong-Sok Jhun |
| Nepal | Suvod K. Karn |
| New Zealand | Gill Cox |
| Pakistan | Jafar Husain |
| Sri Lanka | Sanjaya Bandara |
| United States of America (Deputy President) | Jim Knafo |

## Membership

| JURISDICTION | MEMBER |
| Australia | CPA Australia (CPA Australia) www.cpaaustralia.com.au Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) www.publicaccountants.org.au |
| Australia & New Zealand | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand www.charteredaccountantsanz.com |
| Bangladesh | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh www.icab.org.bd Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh www.icmab.org |
| Canada | CPA Canada www.cpacanada.ca |
| China, People’s Republic of | Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) www.cicpa.org.cn |
| Fiji | Fiji Institute of Accountants (FIA) www.fia.org.fj |
| India | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) www.icai.org Institute of Cost Accountants of India www.icmai.in |
| Japan | Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA) www.jicpa.or.jp |
| Republic of Korea | Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (KICPA) www.kicpa.or.kr |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MonICPA) www.monicpa.mn |
| Nepal | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal www.ican.org.np |
| Pakistan | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan www.icap.org.pk Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) www.icmap.com.pk |
| Papua New Guinea | Certified Practising Accountants of Papua New Guinea (CPAPNG) www.cpapng.org.pg |
| Philippines | Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) www.picpa.com.ph |
| Samoa | Samoa Institute of Accountants (SIA) www.sia.org.ws |
| Sri Lanka | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka www.casrilanka.com Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL) www.aatsl.lk Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMASL) www.cma-srilanka.org |
| United States of America | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) www.aicpa.org Institute of Management Accountants imanet.org |
| Vietnam | Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA) www.vacpa.org.vn |
| JURISDICTION | ASSOCIATE |
| Afghanistan | Certified Professional Accountants of Afghanistan (CPA Afghanistan) |
| D.P.R. Korea | Pyongyang Office of Auditors of the D.P.R. of Korea (POA) |
| Samara, Russian Federation | National Institute of Professional Accountants, Financial Managers and Economists (NIPA) |
| Solomon Islands | Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA) |
| JURISDICTION | AFFILIATE |
| France | Delegation Internationale pour l’Audit et la Comptabilite www.dipacint.com Representing: Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC) www.cncc.fr Conseil Superieur de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables (CSOEC) www.experts-comptables.com |
| United Kingdom | ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) www.accaglobal.com Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) www.aat.org.uk Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) www.cipfa.org ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) www.icaew.com |