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Our Management Committee
Dennis O'Higgins
Dennis O'Higgins
Dennis O'Higgins
Executive Chair
Dennis is an experienced Accountant and the founding member of Community Accounting UK. He currently serves as the Executive Chair.
Formerly a Senior Manager with PwC, Dennis holds the DChA (Diploma in Charity Accounting) qualification from the ICAEW and a practising certificate with the Institute of Financial Accountants (
Executive Chair
Dennis is an experienced Accountant and the founding member of Community Accounting UK. He currently serves as the Executive Chair.
Formerly a Senior Manager with PwC, Dennis holds the DChA (Diploma in Charity Accounting) qualification from the ICAEW and a practising certificate with the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) and is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the CMI.
He is an experienced Board Member and also currently serves as an Independent Member of the Audit & Assurance Committee at Wrekin Housing Group.
Andrew Lippett
Dennis O'Higgins
Dennis O'Higgins
Non-Executive Director / Trustee
Andrew has over 30 years of senior commercial and executive management leadership with specific Director/C level skills, delivering Capital Programmes up to US$1.8 Billion.
He has combined this in recent years with Humanitarian International NGO leadership in demanding cross cultural and insecure environmen
Non-Executive Director / Trustee
Andrew has over 30 years of senior commercial and executive management leadership with specific Director/C level skills, delivering Capital Programmes up to US$1.8 Billion.
He has combined this in recent years with Humanitarian International NGO leadership in demanding cross cultural and insecure environments in central Africa (Great Lakes).
He brings in-depth business transformation experience working for many years with SMEs in growth and transformation, complete with an analytical background transforming data into execution & process improvements. He is APMG Public Private Partner (PPP) Certified & a Digital Transformation Practitioner
Shazma Naveed
Dennis O'Higgins
Shazma Naveed
Non-Executive Director / Trustee
Shazma is an experienced Tax Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry alongside HMRC investigations.
She is skilled in Tax Planning, Operations Management, Accounting, Tax Accounting, and Human Resources. Proven track record of strong leadership and re-shaping businesses using past experiences and good ethical values.
Mervyn Pilley
Dennis O'Higgins
Shazma Naveed
Non-Executive Director / Trustee
Mervyn is a qualified accountant and Membership Professional and SME development specialist.
He has established and run many businesses during his career. A charity trustee for many years and has also supported a wide range of membership and not for profit organisations.
Currently working as Executive Direc
Non-Executive Director / Trustee
Mervyn is a qualified accountant and Membership Professional and SME development specialist.
He has established and run many businesses during his career. A charity trustee for many years and has also supported a wide range of membership and not for profit organisations.
Currently working as Executive Director of the Energy Services and Technology Association. Committed to sustainability, the environment and supporting organisations of all kinds on their Net Zero journey. Passionately believes in the critical importance of energy efficiency as a starting point for that journey.