The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has appointed four members to its board, The Accountant has learnt.

The four new appointees are:

  • ACCA’s regional head of policy for Asia Pacific Chiew Chun Wee from Singapore who joines as an non-practioner member,
  • Professor at the University of Ulm Kai-Uwe Marten of Germany who joins as a public member,
  • Mexican practitioner Fernando Ruiz Monroy
  • And EY France partner Isabelle Tracq-Sengeissen.

The Accountant understands that the four members stepping down are:

  • Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen Annette Koehler
  • LHM Casey McGrath founding partner and ACCA former president Brendan Murtagh,
  • Marc Pickeur a retired expert-senior advisor in the prudential policy and financial stability department of the National Bank of Belgium,
  • And Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants executive board member responsible for auditing and quality control standards Sayaka Sumida

In addition, Megan Zietsman, a practitioner based in the USA, has been re-appointed as deputy chair for 2018, and Arnold Schilder’s term as chairman has been extended into its 10th year.