Farewell, then, to Sir David Tweedie, stepping down as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board after almost a decade. The Scot has led the push to harmonise international accounting standards and persuaded more than 100 countries to sign up to IFRS guidelines. Plaudits flowed for Sir David as his replacement was named yesterday, but his legacy is far from secure. European regulators are bitterly divided about how banks should account for losses in the wake of the financial crisis and the United States continues to drag its heels about whether to adopt IFRS. Hans Hoogervorst, the Dutchman who will take over, has his work cut out.
Farewell, then, to Sir David Tweedie, [...]; City Diary - Catherine Boyle - 13/10/2010 The Times
Sir David Tweedie will be a tough act to follow. In nearly a decade as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, he has achieved a degree of global harmonisation of standards that looked pretty inconceivable in 2001. The forceful Scot has persuaded more than a hundred countries to sign up to the IFRS rules. But there is much for his successor, Hans Hoogervorst, to do.
The US regulators have still not decided whether American companies should adopt IFRS, in place of US GAAP. And European regulators are divided over how banks should account for losses in the wake of the financial crisis.
It is no coincidence that, after a year-long search, the IASB has opted for a European politician with regulatory experience. Mr Hoogervorst, a former Dutch minister, is at present head of the Dutch equivalent of the Financial Services Authority.
Mr Hoogervorst, with his political contacts and experience, will be teamed with an experienced standard-setter in the form of Ian Mackintosh, a Kiwi who is currently chairman of the UK Accounting Standards Board.
The boards looks to have picked a good team. It needs one.
Strong team for a tough job; Business Editor's commentary - David Wighton - The Times
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