Derek Parkin OAM has accounting experience spanning over 40 years and across four continents, primarily in the public company environment.
Mr Parkin was a national board member of the ICAA and has served on a number of its national and state advisory committees. In 2011, he was a recipient of the ICAA’s prestigious Meritorious Service Award.
Mr Parkin was the Professor of Accounting at the University of Notre Dame, Australia having previously been an assurance partner with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. His non-executive directorships have been in the non-listed sphere, principally in the oil & gas and manufacturing sectors. He has also chaired a number of advisory committees in the government and not-for-profit sectors.
Mr Parkin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2015 for services to accountancy through a range of professional, academic, business and advisory roles.
