The Monitoring Group has announced Mr. Mark Smith will begin serving an initial term as PIOB member in October 2023, and that existing PIOB members: Ms. Janine van Diggelen and Ms. Begoña Giner have been re-appointed for additional terms commencing on 1 January 2024.
Read the full MG press releaseDr. Han Yi
PIOB member – since 2025
Han Yi is a distinguished accounting professional, with expertise in standard-setting, corporate governance and sustainability reporting. He is Professor of Accounting at Korea University Business School, specializing in capital markets, corporate governance, and corporate reporting.
He also serves as a director of the Korea Corporate Governance Forum (since March 2026). From March 2023 to February 2026, Han served as Chairman of both the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB) and the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB), and as CEO of the Korea Accounting Institute (KAI).
Previously, Han has advised the Korean Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Services Commission, served on the Presidential Transition Committee for Korea’s 20th President, and held outside director and audit committee positions at major Korean corporations.
Han holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a B.B.A. from Seoul National University, and previously taught at the University of Oklahoma’s Steed School of Accounting.
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