John Small BA CBE
John Small is a former deputy principal and Professor of Accountancy and Finance at Heriot-Watt University; he co-wrote the accounting programme with Niall Lothian. He is a member of the board of Scottish Homes. From 1982 to 1991, he was chairman of the Accounts Commission in Scotland. He is a member of the Council of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and was its president in 1982–83. He has been chairman of the education committee of the International Federation of Accountants and a member of the executive board of the Union Européenne des Experts Comptables, Economiques et Financiers (UEC), now the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE). He is an honorary member of the Arab Society of Certified Accountants. He has also held visiting professorships and external examinerships at various universities and business schools. His special interest is the use of financial information in decision-making for planning and control. In this area, he is a consultant to several organisations and has advised companies and government agencies in the UK and abroad. Professor Small was made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours of 1991.
