Our people
Board
SPA’s board is elected by the membership at the AGM to manage the SPA on behalf of the members. Board members are elected for renewable 2-year terms.
Howard Gross
Chairman
Howard is chief executive of his practice, Gross Klein, and a longstanding member of ICAEW’s council.
He has chaired SPA since 2017 and looks after SPA”s strategy and operations.
Paul Weber
Board Member
Paul is a licensed insolvency practitioner and director of his firm Leigh Adams. He is chairman of the North London Society of Chartered Accountants.
He has recently joined
D. Sandground
Board Member
After many years in practice with firms of all sizes, David has been a sole practitioner since 2000.
He is a member of ICAEW’s practice committee and is vice chairman of the North London Society of Chartered Accountants. At SPA he has responsibility for consultations and liaising with HMRC.
David Cleaver
Treasurer
David successfully grew and sold one sole practice before starting another. He has served as chairman of ICAEW’s Practice Assurance Committee (PAC) and as a member of the Audit Registration committee. He now serves on PAC and Practice Committee. He has been SPA’s treasurer since 2017.