Who is who in the Accountancy Profession. Deacon Titus Soetan (ICAN PRESIDENT)

Naija Accountant welcome you to another edition of who is who in the Accounting profession. Today we would be taking a step further by bring to you all the ICAN 001, the current number one ICAN member in person of Deacon Titus Also Soetan. Deancon Titus Soetan attended Premier Grammar School, Abeokuta (1967 – 1971), where he obtained WASC (Division One). He also attended The Polytechnic Ibadan (1973 – 1975) and made a distinction in OND Accountancy. He was also at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic, U.K. (1976 – 1977) where he qualified as ACCA.

Career

The President of ICAN Deacon Titus Alao Soetan, is a Fellow of the Institute and the Senior Partner, Baker Tilly Nigeria (Chartered Accountants). 

He commenced his professional career as Accounts Clerk at W.N Housing Corporation (1972 to 1973). He was the Accountant, Nigerian Television Authority (1978 – 1979). He was Audit Senior Manager at Z.O. Ososanya & Co (1979 – 1985) and became Partner, Z.O. Ososanya & Co (1985 – 1998). He was Partner and co-founder of Oyelami Soetan Adeleke & Co (1998 to 2005) and Senior Partner in the same firm (2005-2008) before moving to Baker Tilly. Soetan has been a Council member of ICAN since 2004 and has served on various committees and sub committees either as member or Chairman. 

He is a versatile paper presenter and resource person at various levels of the Institute. He was member, Governing Council of Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB); member, Budget Committee, Nigerian Baptist Convention (2000 - 2009); and Chairman, Nigerian Baptist Bookstore Limited (2001-2009).

Picture of Naija Accountant (In Bow tie) as an ATS scholar with the 49th ICAN president, ICAN Registrar, ICAN first Deputy Vice President,ICAN 52 President.

Reference: ICAN website.