Death of Wayne Upton, Chairman of the IFRS Interpretations Committee
14 Sep, 2016
The staff and the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board have released condolences on the sudden death of Wayne Upton, Director of International Activities at the IASB and Chairman of the IFRS Interpretations Committee.
Following a distinguished career at the FASB, Mr Upton joined the IASB in 2001 and was, at different times, Research Director, Chair of the IFRS Interpretations Committee, Chair of the Emerging Economies Group, and Coordinator of the Islamic Finance Consultative Group. In his role as Director of International Activities he played an important role in supporting jurisdictions around the world with their transition to IFRSs.
Please click for the Statement on the passing of Wayne Upton on the IASB website.
