Javier de Futos, Chairman of the EFFAS Financial Accounting Commission has been appointed member of the IFRS Advisory Council as representative of the European Financial Analysts.
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, responsible for the oversight and governance of the International Accounting Standards Board (Board), have confirmed the appointments of several organisations and their representatives to the IFRS Advisory Council.
The Council is the formal advisory body to the Board and the Trustees. It is made up of more than 45 representatives from different organisations around the world. Its role is to advise the Trustees and the Board on strategic and technical matters.
The appointments are a mixture of representatives from new organisations, new representatives from existing organisations and reappointments of representatives that have already served one term on the Council. In making the appointments, the Trustees took into account the importance of the Council being a diverse group of people that can provide fresh perspectives.All appointments are for a three-year term, effective 1 January 2018 can be seen here.
Jesus López Zaballos, EFFAS Chairman, said: “Congratulations for this nomination and my gratitude for the valuable contribution that you have been continuously doing on behalf of EFFAS with IFRS and also EFRAG, by representing users through the EFFAS FAC commission”.