New IFAC appointments

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08 Nov, 2010

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has announced the following appointments:

  • Mr. Göran Tidström of Sweden has been appointed president of IFAC for a two-year term ending in November 2012
  • Mr. Warren Allen of New Zealand has been appointed deputy president (also for a two-year term), and also takes the role of chair of the Planning and Finance Committee
  • The election of three new members to the IFAC Board: Ramon Casals Creus (Spain), Ana Maria Elorrieta (Brazil) and Robert R Harris (United States)
  • The re-election of four Board members for a second term: Jelil Bouraoui (Tunisia), Robert Hodgkinson (United Kingdom), Japheth Katto (Uganda), and Olivia Faulkner Kirtley (United States).

The appointments were confirmed at the IFAC Council meeting being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A number of new associates were also admitted to the organisation (from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Sri Lanka).

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