Canadian academic Tom Scott appointed to the IASB
Jan 11, 2017
On January 11, 2017, the IFRS Foundation Trustees announced the appointment of Tom Scott to serve as a member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Mr. Scott will join the IASB in April 2017 for an initial 5-year term.
Mr. Scott has been an academic in the field of accounting at various universities in Canada since the late 1970s. Most recently, he acted as a Director and Professor of Accounting at the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo, Canada. He also served as a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board from 2003 to 2011.
Review the announcement on the IASB's website.