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Nigel Jacobs, B. Comm, FCMA Mr. Jacobs is the Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Leibow LLP Chartered Accountants.   He is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town.  Mr. Jacobs was named as a Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants (FCMA) in 2008. Mr. Jacobs is an acknowledged expert in the practice management of professional services firms and continues to be involved in a various speaking engagements.  He has been quoted and profiled in international and national magazines.  Mr. Jacobs serves on the editorial advisory board of CPA Practice Management Forum, a North American Accounting Publication for which he writes articles on a regular basis. Mr. Jacobs is only the second Canadian to win the highly prestigious ACE (Achievement, Commitment and Excellence) award for the management of an accounting firm in 2004 from the Association of Accounting Administration (AAA).  He serves as the Director of Education of the AAA based in the USA and is the only Canadian on this Board.  Mr. Jacobs was elected by his peers to the Board of Governors of CMA Ontario in 2006 and served in this capacity until November 2008. Return to Council List