Iasb e Chairman

Segundo o New York Times (European Will Oversee Accounting Standards, FLOYD NORRIS, 18/10/2007), Gerrit Zalm deverá ser o novo chairman do Iasb. Zalm foi ministro das finanças da Holanda.

The International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, which both appoints members of the standards board and raises money for its operations, has come under considerable pressure in Europe from some politicians who think the board should be more accountable to governments, and should pay more attention to their opinions in setting accounting standards.

Precede Zalm o norte-americano Volcker, o italiano Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa e o norte-americano Philip A. Laskawy.

No currículo de Zalm, além do cargo como ministro de finanças, o cargo de economista chefe do DSB Bank, consultoria na PricewaterhouseCoopers e na Permira.