Adrian Hyde, President

IPA Insolvency Practitioner newsletter, October 2024

It’s been a busy month since my last introduction; we had the hugely successful Spotlight on AML and Fraud conference in Birmingham, which was oversubscribed by more than 20%; the day saw presenters give a wide range of talks about everything from chasing loan sharks to cyber-extortion, and HMRC litigation backing to radical changes at Companies House.  From there we moved to Belfast for a very well attended Roadshow with a lively and engaged group from Northern Ireland, which again I was very proud to be hosting.  October also saw the arrival of our new Chief Executive, Marcial Boo, whose first column you will also see in this edition, and I would like to wish him a warm welcome to the organisation – I am sure that he will be a great success, and bring to us a huge range of skills as we move into the next phase of our growth and development.

I am already excited about next month’s edition, by which time we will have received Rachel Reeves and the Labour Government’s first Budget, which looks set to be very significant, given the £40bn that they are looking to raise, and we will know who is sitting in the hotseat at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Last but most definitely not least, I would like to give Paul Smith, the outgoing CEO, my personal thanks for his tremendous contribution to the organisation.  After agreeing to join us for six months, he has spent the last three and a half years moving the organisation to the leading position which it is in today.  The organisation has much improved relations with stakeholders, and its reputation has been raised immeasurably during his tenure.  On behalf of the Board, and the whole team at the IPA, I wish Paul a happy, healthy and fulfilled retirement.