The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have confirmed the appointment and reappointment of several organisations and representatives to the IFRS Advisory Council.
The Advisory Council provides strategic advice to the Trustees, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
It comprises representatives from more than 50 organisations with interests in international corporate reporting and with diverse functional and geographical backgrounds. Except for a small number of individual appointments, the Advisory Council membership is held by the organisation concerned.
Newly appointed organisations and their representatives
| Organisation | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| GHG Protocol | Alexander Bassen | Chair of Independent Standards Board |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development | Fiona Watson | Vice President and member of Leadership team |
| Individual | Ye Kangtao | President of Beijing National Accounting Institute |
| Nokia | Kaisa Tulenheimo-Järvinen | Head of ESG Controlling and Reporting |
| MSCI Institute | Linda-Eling Lee | Founding Director and member of MSCI's Executive Committee |
| Keidanren | Kohei Kuroda | Managing Director, Finance & Strategic Planning Department, Americas Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| Financial Reporting Standards Council of South Africa | Deenadayaal Konar | Chair |
| Bolsa Latinoamericana de Valores—Latinex | Olga Cantillo | Executive President and CEO |
| Assonime | Stefano Firpo | Managing Director |
Reappointed organisations with new representatives
| Organisation | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| PwC | Ian Farrar | Partner, Corporate Reporting Services |
| Principles for Responsible Investment | René van Merrienboer | Director for Financial System Strategy & Analysis |
| Basel Committee on Banking Supervision | Joanne Marsden | Deputy Secretary General |
| The International Association for Accounting Education & Research | Alfred Wagenhofer | Executive Committee member |
| BDO | Anthony Appleton | Partner in charge of the UK Financial Reporting team |
| European Securities and Markets Authority | Alessandro d’Eri | Senior Officer, Corporate Finance and Reporting Unit |
| European Central Bank | Luca Ciavoliello | Team Lead, Supervisory Policy Division |
| International Association of Insurance Supervisors | Jonathan Dixon | Secretary General |
| Corporate Reporting Users' Forum | Jeremy Stuber | Chair (UK) |
| Malaysia Accounting Standards Board | Jalalullail bin Othman | Senior Partner, Shook Lin & Bok |
| International Organization of Securities Commissions | Ton Meershoek | Technical Expert Corporate Reporting, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets |
| EFFAS | Hans Buysse | Chair of Executive Management Committee |
| KPMG | Regina Croucher | Partner, US Department of Professional Practice - Head of International Activities |
Reappointed organisations and representatives
| Organisation | Name |
|---|---|
| CFA Institute | Sandra Peters |
| Asian Development Bank | Steven Beck |
| L'Afep | Le Quang Tran Van |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Carmine Di Noia |
| United Nations Trade and Development | Nan Li Collins |
| International Actuarial Association | Simon Curtis |
The European Commission, Japan’s Financial Services Agency and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission attend the Advisory Council meetings as observers.
Members stepping down
Following a temporary increase of representation by the World Bank and the UN Development Programme to coincide with the creation of the ISSB, these organisations will be represented by one member each from 2026.
The Trustees thank all the members who stepped down in 2025 for their contributions and dedication during their time on the Advisory Council:
- Gary Berchowitz
- Martijn Bos
- Neil Esho
- Nathan Fabian
- Isabelle Grauer-Gaynor
- Udi Greenburg
- David Grunberger
- Leslie Hodder
- Dr Feng Liu
- Emma Millar
- Romain Paserot
- Greig Patterson
- Osman Sattar
- Martin Schloemer
- Aiko Sekine
- Bee Leng Tan
- Melissa Taylor
- Demet Akmaz Tercan
- Anna Vidal Tuneu
- Jesus Lopz Zaballos
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