What do you like to do when you’re not
working? Running. I did my first half marathon in Victoria in 2013.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever
received? Find what your weaknesses are
and set goals for how you’ll overcome them.
CMA Executive Program
Award Recipient
This award goes to the candidate who obtains
the highest grade in the CMA Executive
Program. The recipient for 2013 is:
Make the grade
on your uFe exaM
The Uniform evalUaTion (Ufe) is
sepTember 9-11, 2014
Get the expert coaching you need to successfully write the
UFE exam from a Chartered Accountant and experienced
UFE consultant.
Alan Le Couteur,
CPA, CMA
Birthplace & current
city of residence:
Vancouver, BC.
Employer & position:
BC Hydro; manager,
portfolio & commercial
management.
What’s your favourite memory of the CMA
program? Moderator Paul Levie, CA, CMA
(Hon.), explaining why logic is a terrible basis
for trying to understand tax rules.
What do you like to do when you’re not
working? Spending time with my son Owen,
snowmobiling, and trying out new and ever
peatier scotches.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever
received? Watch out for hidden assumptions!
Most of the mistakes I make are because of an
assumption I’ve made about some aspect of
the issue in question—it could be the nature
and function of a piece of equipment, expectations about future pricing or costs, the impact
of a policy or regulation, or understanding the
perspective of someone involved in a decision.
Spending time thinking about and stating the
assumptions I’ve made helps clarify areas of
potential confusion or business risk.
What’s your greatest personal accomplishment, other than earning your CMA?
Becoming a father in the middle of the CMA
Executive Program and still retaining some
level of sanity.
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