Rotorua accountant named a Fellow

John Green has been named a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand. Photo/File

Rotorua chartered accountant and conservationist John Green is among 144 chartered accountants worldwide to be awarded a top accounting honour that recognises outstanding service to the profession.

He has been named a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CAANZ).

"A fellowship recognises the outstanding achievement and contribution of members to the accounting profession," said New Zealand CAANZ head Kirsten Patterson, who noted that the fellowships were conferred by members.

"Our 2016 Fellows highlight the wide-ranging pro-bono work done by members for local community organisations, often drawing on their professional knowledge and experience."

Mr Green started his career in Price Waterhouse and gained world-wide experience in Johannesburg, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington, where he was senior audit partner and director of the management consulting business in New Zealand.

He has been a company director in many large companies in Australia and New Zealand over the past 25 years.

He has lived in Rotorua for the past 15 years, with involvement in conservation as chairman of the Lakes Water Quality Society, overseeing a $235 million lakes restoration programme.

He has also been significantly involved in the Bay of Plenty regional economic development programmes, as chair of Grow Rotorua and as a director of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council-owned Quayside Holdings Group, which has a majority holding in the Port of Tauranga.

In 2014 he received a Queen's Service Medal for services to conservation.

"It's always nice to be recognised by your colleagues," said Mr Green.

"Certainly the impact of doing the work on the Rotorua Lakes was a significant aspect of whether you had made a contribution to the community. We implemented some very strong science-based projects at the Lakes. I was very pleased to be part of it."

Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand Fellowships

-In 2016, there were 144 new Fellows, including 61 in New Zealand and 59 in Australia. The remainder were based in Asia and the UK.