Asif Patel

Non-lay member

Appointed to IRB: January 2020

Biography

Asif trained with Arthur Andersen and qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in 2001. Since then he has worked in the banking sector within Internal Audit. Asif is currently a managing director within UBS’s Internal Audit department, where he has held various roles both in the UK and Switzerland.

Asif is also a trustee of the Whitgift Foundation, a large charity based in South London and is a governor at its three schools and chair of the Whitgift Foundation’s Governance & External Relations Committee. In 2019 Asif joined ICAEW’s district society in Croydon and leads its community liaison efforts.

Asif wants to use his skillset to ensure ICAEW maintains the highest levels of professional standards, in what is a challenging period for the industry.

Declaration of Interests

Membership of, or interests in, formal bodies or groups, including other professional bodies

  • None

Membership of ICAEW Council, ICAEW Boards and other ICAEW Committees

  • ICAEW Croydon & District Society
  • ICAEW Independent Regulatory Board (IRB)

Partnerships, Directorships or beneficial interests in companies

  • I own 24% of Indian Tiffin Limited, a private company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

Professional or social relationships with individuals who have business relationships or who compete with ICAEW

  • None

Any other matters you feel should be identified

  • None