Alan Teixeira, for ten years one of the most experienced people working with the IASB, has decided to jump the fence and bring all his energy and experience to Deloitte as its newly appointed Global Director of IFRS Research.

For the last ten years he has been on the inside track at the IASB.  He was their longest serving Technical Director. He has been at the heart of the development of most of the recent standards.  More recently he engineered the IASB’s new research program, building a formidable track record in research and evidence-based work behind the standard-setting scene.

In this interview with Robert Bruce he talks about how the standard-setting world has changed, what challenges lie ahead, why he has joined Deloitte, and what he intends to achieve in his new role.