ARB Chief Executive & Registrar to move to CIMA

ARB Chief Executive & Registrar to move to CIMA (17/03/2006)

After six years as Chief Executive & Registrar of the Architects Registration Board (ARB), Robin Vaughan has been appointed Director of Professional Standards at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). He will be leaving ARB to take up his new position on 24 April 2006.

Speaking about his tenure at ARB, Robin said:

“I have enjoyed my time at ARB. It has been challenging, but never less than rewarding. I have been greatly supported by ARB’s staff who, although small in number, are big on experience and knowledge.”

ARB Chairman Humphrey LLoyd commented:

“We are very sorry to be losing Robin, but it has been apparent for some time that he wished to pursue his career in other fields. In the six years he has been at ARB, he has provided, quietly and efficiently, strong and dedicated leadership, sometimes in difficult circumstances. We wish him every success and happiness in his new post.”

The Board will now start the process of appointing a new Chief Executive & Registrar, and an announcement about this will be made in due course.

Notes for Editors

CIMA is a global organisation, offering an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy. It supports 65,000 members and 85,000 students in 158 countries. The Professional Standards Directorate, which Mr Vaughan will head, has responsibility for ethics, standards, regulation, complaints, disciplinary matters and corporate governance.

ARB is the statutory body established by Parliament under the Architects Act 1997 to regulate the UK architects’ profession in the public interest. The Act requires ARB (inter alia) to:

• Maintain the Register of Architects (Section 3)

• Prescribe qualifications for entry to the Register of Architects (Section 4)

• Deal with competence to practise (Section 9)

• Issue a Code which lays down standards of professional conduct and practice (Section 13)

• Regulate use of the title “architect” and prosecute those who use it fraudulently (Section 20)

ARB has a Board of 15 members, seven of whom are architects elected by the profession. The remaining eight are members of the public appointed by the Privy Council to represent the interests of consumers and users of architectural services.