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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 Berkowitz
  • 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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