Ruth Picker

Ruth Picker was appointed to the IFRS Interpretations Committee in July 2006.  (Term renewed until June 2012) 

Ruth has had 26 years' experience with Ernst & Young.  She is Global Leader - Global IFRS Services, based in London.  Before this, she was Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Melbourne, Oceania Leader – Climate Change and Sustainability Services and a Partner in the Technical Consulting Group.   She is a member of Ernst & Young’s Global IFRS Policy Committee.  She is a member of the IFRS Interpretations Committee as Ernst & Young Global’s representative.

In Australia:

• She was actively involved in the Australian accounting standard-setting process and advising clients on the application of IFRS to complex transactions.
• She was a member and Deputy Chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (“AASB”). In that capacity she oversaw the adoption of IFRS in Australia by the AASB.
• She has had audit and management experience within Ernst & Young and was a member of the firm’s Board of Partners. She was the Oceania Professional Practice Director for four years.
• She was awarded the inaugural “Lynne Sutherland Award” – an award created to recognise those people who support and enhance the ability of Ernst & Young to attract and retain talented people.
• In 2004 Ruth co-authored a groundbreaking university text – “Applying International Accounting Standards”, published by John Wiley and Sons. A third edition was published in 2009 and is sold in many countries around the world.
• In 2007 Ruth was awarded the Charles Holmes Medal by CPA Australia in recognition of her contribution to the accounting profession in Australia.