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1st December 2016

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) today announced appointments as members of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB).

Re-appointments to the AASB for 2016 are:

  • Ms Regina Fikkers (Deputy Chair AASB), Partner, PwC;
  • Ms Taryn Rulton, Chief Operating Officer, Monash College;
  • Mr Marc Smit, Head of Accounting Policy National Australia Bank; and
  • Ms Ann Tarca, Head of Discipline, Accounting and Finance Business School, University of Western Australia.

These AASB appointments are on a part-time basis commencing from 1 January 2017. Ms Regina Fikkers and Mr Marc Smit have been re-appointed for two years and Ms Taryn Rulton and Ms Ann Tarca have been re-appointed for 3 years.

Appointments to the AUASB for 2017 are:

  • Mr Gareth Bird, Partner, Deloitte; and
  • Mr Justin Reid, Director, Justin Reid Consulting.

Re-appointments to the AUASB for 2017 are:

  • Ms Robin Low, Non-Executive Director.

These AUASB appointments and re-appointments are on a part-time basis commencing from 1 January 2017 for 3 years.

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