William Barnard MA FCA (2007-08)

William read Mechanical Sciences at Cambridge and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co in London.

He moved into Management Consultancy in 1967 and joined a major transformational project involving the pioneering implementation of integrated operating systems using tape-based computer systems. During his subsequent 30-year career with the firm now known as Accenture he enjoyed a wide range of roles based in the UK, Canada and France, increasingly focussed on strategy formulation and implementation for large multi-nationals and management of various parts of the international practice.

William was a Founding Member of the Guild in 1993 and part of the first Court of Assistants. He resigned from the Court after moving to Paris in 1994 and rejoined it in 2000.

William and his wife Maureen divide their time between London and Provence. His son Adam is a theatre director.