PIOB welcomes new Chair and member.

Date: April, 2020

Madrid, March 31, 2020 – 

 

The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) announced on March 31, 2020, Linda de Beer was appointed Chair of the PIOB.

 

Ms. de Beer is a chartered accountant (SA), holds a master’s degree in taxation and is a professor in practice at the University of Johannesburg. She is a chartered director (SA), and serves as an independent non-executive director on a number of South African listed company boards. In addition, she has a long professional history of being involved in the setting, monitoring and oversight of reporting standards, corporate governance principles and related regulation. 

 

”I am honoured and delighted to be appointed to this position. The PIOB has and will continue to play a critical role in ensuring that the public interest is served in the setting of standards for auditors. Now, more than ever will the integrity of corporate reporting, and hence the credibility given to that by the statutory audit, be tested. Those are two important cornerstones to be protected and enhanced as we unite in serving the public interest and in rebuilding our economies, when we move forward out of this unprecedented pandemic.”

 

Ms. de Beer has been nominated by IOSCO and replaces Mr. Eddy Wymeersch who has chaired the PIOB since 2011.

 

Mr. Robert Buchanan also joined the PIOB on March 31, 2020, as PIOB member replacing Maria Helena Pettersson. Mr. Buchanan is a New Zealand-based lawyer and consultant with a background in public sector legal practice, public and not-for-profit sector governance roles, and nearly a decade of involvement in audit standard-setting. 

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Dr. Han Yi

PIOB member since 2025

Han Yi is a distinguished accounting professional with extensive expertise in standard-setting, corporate governance, and sustainability reporting. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Korea Accounting Institute (KAI) and chairs both the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB) and the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB). Han Yi is dedicated to promoting transparency and accountability in global financial and sustainability reporting practices. 

Previously, he held leadership roles as an Outside Director and Audit Committee Chair for major South Korean corporations, including DL Group, and served as an expert on capital markets for South Korea’s National Economic Advisory Council. Han Yi is also a Professor of Accounting at Korea University Business School (currently on leave), where he integrates academic rigor with practical expertise to address critical challenges in corporate governance and financial reporting at national and international levels.

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