Anton Colella

Anton Colella is a Scottish businessman. He has been the chief executive officer of Moore Global since 2018, and was previously the global chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Colella is an advocate for value-driven business practices and accounting ethics.[1][2]

Anton Colella
Born
Glasgow
EducationUniversity of Stirling
Occupation
  • Businessman
Years active2003–present
TitleCEO of Moore Global

Early life and education

Anton Colella was raised in Shettleston in a single parent family.[1] He graduated from the University of Stirling.[3][1][4][5]

Teaching career

Colella spent the first 18 years of his career as a Catholic theology teacher.[3][1][4][5] He served as deputy headmaster at St Margaret Mary's Secondary School in Glasgow from 2000 to 2003.[5]

Business career

In 2003, Colella became the chief executive of the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA).[4][5] In October 2006, he became the chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).[4] This appointment was made despite the fact that Colella did not possess an MBA degree,[1] nor any obvious qualifications apart from his work in Catholic education.[5]

Colella oversaw a globalization phase of ICAS, such that, by 2015, he claimed that their overseas membership had grown by 60 per cent in the previous decade.[6] During this period, Colella also advocated for the simplification of the UK tax code, which he complained of being "12 times the length of the Bible".[7] Colella departed the ICAS in March 2018.[8] At his resignation, the ICAS president Brian Souter said, "Over the past decade, Anton has been the architect of a transformed ICAS".[9]

Colella became the CEO of Moore Global in March 2018.[8] Colella oversaw the rebranding of the company from Moore Stephens to Moore Global. Colella defended the rebranding as meeting "a world defined by global decision-making, data-driven insight and the need for agility."[10]

Affiliations

In 2011, Colella became a chair of the Global Accounting Alliance.[4]

Colella serves on the International Executive Council of the Sword of the Spirit, an association of Christian communities belonging to the charismatic movement.[11]

References
  1. "The only way is ethics says accountancy institute chief". The Herald. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. Moonen, Gaston (17 July 2019). "Interview with Anton Colella, Global CEO of Moore Stephens International". Medium. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "Moore Stephens International Global CEO Anton Colella Visits Brown Smith Wallace". Brown Smith Wallace. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. Colella, Anton (6 July 2016). "With the Right Ethics Foundation, Accountants Face the Future with Sure Footing". International Federation of Accountants. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. Munro, Neil (30 June 2006). "SQA chief Colella quits to figure out new role". TES. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. Cameron, Greig (24 April 2015). "ICAS boss paid £354,000". The Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. Colella, Anton (16 November 2016). "The government must get serious about simplifying Britain's complex tax laws". City A.M. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. Skoulding, Lucy (24 January 2018). "Anton Colella, CEO, Moore Stephens International (current ICAS CEO)". Accountancy Age. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. Smith, Emma (27 September 2017). "ICAS chief to become global CEO of Moore Stephens International". Accountancy Age. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Brian Souter, ICAS president, said: 'Over the past decade, Anton has been the architect of a transformed ICAS.'
  10. Cohn, Michael (9 September 2019). "Moore Stephens and Andersen Tax rebrand". Accounting Today. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  11. "Sword of the Spirit: About us, International Executive Council". swordofthespirit.net. Sword of the Spirit. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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