Vairam Arunachalam to serve on ICMA Board of Regents

{Montvale, N.J.} The Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA®) is pleased to announce that Dr. Vairam Arunachalam, Director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Missouri, has been appointed to serve as a member of the ICMA Board of Regents for a three-year term through June 30, 2017.  Dr. Arunachalam will participate in the Board of Regents’ charge of overseeing the Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) certification program. ICMA is the certification division of IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants).         

“For more than 40 years, the CMA program has been the leading competency-based certification for accountants and financial professionals working in business—in the U.S. and around the world,” said Samuel C. Weaver, Ph.D., CMA, CFM, ICMA Board of Regents chair. “Dr. Arunachalam will support our charge of ensuring the highest standards for management accounting certification. I congratulate him for accepting this important volunteer leadership position and making a significant contribution of time and expertise.”

The Board of Regents directs the CMA program and is responsible for establishing standards, policies and procedures for controlling the overall exam process, as well as content specifications, questions, and passing standards. The Board also administers continuing education requirements.

Dr. Arunachalam currently serves as Director & PricewaterhouseCoopers/Joseph A. Silvoso Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri. He has taught at the university since 1991, with his primary research areas including information systems and behavioral research. He has been involved in IMA for many years, having served on the Global Board of Directors and as both Chair and Director of the IMA Research Foundation (formerly the Foundation for Applied Research).

About the CMA®

IMA®’s globally recognized CMA® certification tests mastery of advanced accounting and financial management knowledge in four critical areas: financial planning, analysis, control and decision support. For more information about the CMA certification program, please visit www.imanet.org/certification. 

About IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)

IMA®, the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 70,000 members in 120 countries and 300 professional and student chapters. Headquartered in Montvale, N.J., USA, IMA provides localized services through its four global regions: The Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Middle East/Africa. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.