FRC welcomes appointment of Peter Wyman as ICAEW’s first Chair of the Board

News types: Staff/Board Announcements, Statements

Published: 6 September 2023

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) welcomes the appointment of Peter Wyman CBE as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) first externally appointed Chair of the Board to modernise and strengthen the ICAEW’s governance and leadership.

Until now the ICAEW Board has been chaired by the elected ICAEW President, who is a member of the ICAEW Council and changes each year.

The FRC’s Acting CEO, Sarah Rapson said:

Congratulations to Peter on his appointment as Chair of the ICAEW at this critical time for the accounting and audit sector. The FRC looks forward to working closely with Peter to further strengthen oversight of the sector and deliver high standards of audit and corporate reporting.”