Graham Ward retired in January 2010 from his position as senior partner within the Global Energy and Utilities Group at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
He is a Vice Chairman of the UK India Business Council, UK Co-Chairman of the Accountancy Task Force and an observer member of the Financial Services Task Force established under the UK-India JETCO, a member of the Financial Services Sector Advisory Board of UK Trade & Investment and a member of the IFSL South Asia Advisory Group. He was President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) from 2004 to 2006 and is a former: Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council, member of its Corporate Governance Committee, Vice Chairman of the Auditing Practices Board, member of the City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; and a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is Master-Elect of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and its representative on the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies. He was a member of the Advisory Panel to the Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales.
Graham is a Vice Chairman of the World Energy Council and a member of the Executive Council of the Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies; a former Chairman of the British Energy Association and of the Power Sector Advisory Group of UK Trade & Investment; a Governor of Dulwich College and of Goodenough College; and Financial Adviser to St Paul's Cathedral. He was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2004 for his services to exports.