Note: All references to rules are to the rules which came into force on 11 June 2021.  1.    In accordance with Rule 28.2, the Committee of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society (the “Society”) issued a Notice of Election to all members on 13 April 2023. 2.    In accordance with Rule 21.1.1, the number of vacancies for elected members on the Committee of the Society, notified to Members of the Society in the Election Notice of the 13 April 2023, to be declared elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, to be held on 16 June 2023 was FIVE.  3.    To fulfil the membership strand of Rule 21.2, the members elected must be from the following categories and areas: •    ONE member of the Society who must be a member in business •    FOUR members of the Society whether members in business, members in practice, members employed in practice or other category of membership 4.    The following member of the Committee, is retiring under the provisions of Rule 25.2, is eligible for re-election for a second term, and has indicated to the Committee that he does not wish to offer themselves for re-election: •    Pat Jennings, member in business 5.    Subsequent to the issue of the Notice the following member of the Committee formally notified the Committee that he would stand down at the Annual General Meeting: •    Paul Byrne, member in business 6.    As a consequence of the resignation noted at 5. above the vacancies for elected members of the Committee to be declared elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on the 16 June 2023 is SIX. To fulfil the membership strand of Rule 21.2, the members elected must be from the following categories and areas: •    TWO members of the Society who must be  members in business or employed in business •    FOUR members of the Society whether members in business, members in practice, members employed in practice or other category of membership 7.    In accordance with Rule 29.5, and following the Notice of Election, completed nominations were received by the Honorary Secretary up to 27 April 2023. 8.    Nominations for SIX additional candidates included: •    Damien Carr, member in practice •    Lisa Foley, member in business •    Darren Holmes, member in business •    Sarah Murphy, member in practice •    Michaela Synnott, member in business •    Susan Tinsley, member in practice 9.    There are SIX candidates for SIX positions. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 30.1 the following members are deemed elected and will be declared elected by the Chair at the Annual General Meeting on 16 June 2023: •    Damien Carr, member in practice •    Lisa Foley, member in business •    Darren Holmes, member in business •    Sarah Murphy, member in practice •    Michaela Synnott, member in business •    Susan Tinsley, member in practice Pat Jennings Honorary Secretary, Leinster Society 27 April 2023

Note: All references to Rules are to the Rules which came into force on 11 June 2021. This notice is given in accordance with Rule 28.2. In accordance with Rule 21.1.1, the number of vacancies for elected members on the Committee of the Leinster Society (the “Committee”) to be filled at the Annual General Meeting of the Leinster Society, (the “Society”), to be held on 16 June 2023, is five. The following member(s) of the Committee, are retiring under the provisions of Rule 25.2, are eligible for re-election for a second term, and have indicated to the Committee that they do not wish to offer themselves for re-election: Pat Jennings, member in business There is no other member(s) of the Committee, who are retiring under the provisions of Rule 25.2, are eligible for re-election for a second term, and have indicated to the Committee that they wish to offer themselves for re-election. There are no members retiring under the provisions of Rule 24.1, who are not eligible for re-election. To fulfil the membership strand / geographic requirements of Rule 21.2, the members elected must include four members in practice and four members in business. The Committee meets the requirements for members in practice.Therefore, members must be elected from the following: One member of the Society who must be a member in business Four members of the Society whether members in business, members in practice, members employed in practice or other category of membership In accordance with Rule 21.1.1, candidates for election to Committee must be members of the Society and, in accordance with Rule 29.1, be nominated by five members of the Society, who are not current Committee members. Nominations are now sought for the above vacancies. Completed nominations must, under Rule 29.5, be sent to the Honorary Secretary by e-mail to leinstersociety@charteredaccountants.ie not later than 1pm on 27 April 2023. Nomination forms are available on request from the Committee Secretary email, leinstersociety@charteredaccountants.ie The Ballot, if necessary, will be held on 25 May 2023. By Order of the Committee Pat Jennings Honorary Secretary, Leinster Society 13 April 2023

Join the Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society for our next in-person event; a Business Lunch on Thursday 2 March 2023 in the Conrad Hotel. The event will tackle the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in today’s business world.  When: Thursday 2 March Where: The Conrad Hotel What time: 12.30pm - 4.30pm How much: €85 per person / €850 per table of ten  Book: Email Leinstersociety@charteredaccountants.ie   While the event is taking place in advance of International Women’s Day, our fantastic panel of speakers will not only explore the theme of gender equity but also discuss the importance of DE&I from a broader perspective.  DE&I is important for and benefits everyone and it cannot have an impact in isolation. The event is open to everyone – this is not an IWD female only event. See below details of our exciting panel of speakers. Event MC: Sonya Lennon, Entrepreneur, Multi-Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur & Equality Advocate. Sonya Lennon has over thirty years of experience in business as a thought leader, designer, entrepreneur, and international speaker. A multi-award-winning Social Entrepreneur, Sonya founded the global not-for-profit initiative Dress for Success in Ireland in 2011, supporting over 4,000 women into employment and economic independence. She has campaigned at a European level for gender equality in the workplace through her advocacy work by addressing the Gender Pay & Opportunity Gap. Since 2016, Sonya has led Ireland's highly publicised #WorkEqual campaign. In 2018 Sonya co-founded LIFT Ireland, an initiative to improve the levels of value-led leadership in Ireland, focussing on such themes as accountability, respect, listening and competence. To further deepen and validate her domain expertise, Sonya recently completed a Masters in Business Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with 1st class honours at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin. She was called as an expert witness to present at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality & sits on the Cross Part Committee for Workplace Equality. In 2022, Sonya was elected as a member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and sits on The Labour Taskforce.  Speaker: David McRedmond, CEO An Post David McRedmond was appointed Chief Executive Officer of An Post in October 2016. He has led the Company’s Transformation programme and return to financial stability, sustainable revenue growth and profit by taking big steps to fix the Company’s economics and by restructuring the Mails & Parcels and Retail business in line with a rapidly changing, digital marketplace. David is personally driving An Post’s Sustainability Charter, putting it at the centre of An Post’s business transformation and Green Light strategy. He was previously CEO of TV3 which he transformed into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global, and he has held senior commercial roles in Ireland, the UK and the US.   He is chairman of Eir, a director of Premier Lotteries Ireland (the National Lottery), a lifetime Fellow  of the Irish Management Institute and of the Royal Society of Arts.  Speaker: Jeanne McDonagh, CEO Open Doors Initiative Jeanne McDonagh is CEO of the Open Doors Initiative, which works with a large number of companies and NGOs to help marginalised people such as refugees and asylum seekers, people with disabilities and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds, find education, employment and entrepreneurship. Previous to this, she was Head of Society and Engagement in Diageo, worked in communications and strategy for Our Lady’s Hospice, was campaign manager for Stephen Donnelly TD in the 2016 election, Communications Co-ordinator for Yes Equality (the Marriage Campaign) and Head of Communications for the Bar Council of Ireland.   She was previously a board member of HIV Ireland, Dublin Pride and the Community Law and Mediation Service. She is on the Advisory Panel for the HIV and AIDS Monument. She has Dysphoric Elation, a form of bipolar and uses this to inform her work through lived experience. Speaker: Lorna Conn, CEO The Cpl Group Lorna is a Chartered Director and a Chartered Accountant. Lorna trained with Deloitte and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. Lorna holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and a Masters in Accounting from the Michael Smurfit Business School. Lorna is CEO and Executive Director of the Cpl Group, having joined as CFO in October 2017. Lorna has previously worked in ISS plc, INM plc and renewable energy company NTR plc, residing in both Ireland and America during this time.