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Board of Directors
Treasurer (Honorary Position): Paul Watts
Paul Watts is the QCA's Treasurer and is a Partner at Baker Tilly. Paul has been Treasurer since October 2010 and has been a member of the QCA Executive Committee since 2009.
Paul is a Corporate Finance Partner at Baker Tilly in London. He has been with Baker Tilly (and its predecessor firms through various mergers) since 1985.
He is a specialist in AIM transactions, both in the UK and overseas, in a variety of market sectors. He also has extensive experience of acquisitions, investigations and due diligence assignments carried out for clients, bankers, venture capitalists and other providers of finance
Paul is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of the Securities Institute. Paul's capital markets experience includes working with listed companies in both audit and reporting accountant roles. His AIM work includes international transactions in China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel and the USA. Paul is a member of the QCA Financial Reporting Committee and he has spoken about AIM at road shows in India, the Middle East, UK and the USA.
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News
Director know how: what you should know about upcoming changes 18th May 2012
'Director know how' is a monthly article which highlights key rule changes, proposed changes...
QCA calls for equity market review following the closure of PLUS 16th May 2012
We have called on the Government to urgently review whether the UK's primary equity...
ICSA/Hermes Excellence in Governance Awards 2012 14th May 2012
The ICSA/Hermes Excellance in Governance Awards are seeking nominations for the best overal report...
Events
Conference 2012 - Engineering Growth For Small & Mid-Cap Companies
Join us at our inaugural one-day conference for the 'engines of growth' - the small and mid-cap quoted company community. Company directors, advisors and investors - come together, network with peers, share experiences, hear from policymakers and key market players, and influence the debate about how this important sector can help drive economic recovery in the UK.
Considering and Communicating Executive Pay
With the executive remuneration debate heating up, we are holding a roundtable event for company directors to discuss the key issues you need to consider in setting and communicating pay and to launch our new Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies.
Market Maker Event 2012
Just how do market makers operate and how do they set the price? Ever wanted to meet the people who make a market in your stocks? Come along to a QCA Market Maker Event to find out.
Guides
Remuneration Committee Guide for Smaller Quoted Companies (February 2012) - Downloadable PDF
This guide aims to provide practical guidance to smaller quoted companies on how to develop a bespoke, appropriate approach to remuneration. The guide covers the objectives of the remuneration committee, factors to consider in setting remuneration policy, communicating with shareholders, and remuneration committee membership, organisation and functions. This is a downloadable PDF.
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Newsround is the QCA's monthly newsletter produced for the small and mid-cap community.
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