Tom Seidenstein to Lead the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
Jun 03, 2019
On June 3, 2019, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) announced that Mr. Thomas R. Seidenstein will become the new chair of the IAASB for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2019. He succeeds Prof. Arnold Schilder, who has led the IAASB since 2009.
Mr. Seidenstein’s career spans both international standard setting and the private sector. He is currently senior vice president for Strategy, Innovation and Capital Management at Fannie Mae, a leading source of US housing market liquidity. He previously served as the chief operating officer at the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, where he led the organization’s governance review and reform process and worked closely with regulators to support global adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. He holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and is an undergraduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
Mr. Seidenstein’s appointment was recommended by the Interim Nominating Committee after an extensive international search. His appointment was endorsed by the IFAC Board and approved by the Public Interest Oversight Board, which oversees the IAASB.
For further details, please refer to the press release on the IAASB”s website.