Gerrit Zalm named Chairman of IASCF Trustees
18 Oct 2007
Gerrit Zalm, the former Deputy Prime Minister (2003-2007) and Finance Minister (1994-2002, 2003-2007) of the Netherlands, will become the next Chairman of the Trustees of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, which is the oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Board.
Mr Zalm's three-year term will begin on 1 January 2008. The appointment follows an international search in which candidates and nominations were sought from a wide range of interested parties. Mr Zalm's appointment carries the strong support of the Trustee Appointments Advisory Group, a group comprising leaders of major international organisations. Click for Press Release (PDF 124k).