FRC’s Josephine Jackson appointed to IAASB Board
News types: Staff/Board Announcements, Statements
Published: 13 December 2019
The International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board has appointed the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Josephine Jackson to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB).
Her appointment will commence on 1 January 2020 and will be for an initial term of three years. Josephine is the FRC’s Technical Director for Audit Policy and brings extensive UK and international experience in applying and setting auditing and assurance standards, spanning 26 years, both as a practitioner and regulator.
Josephine will work with other international members of the IAASB to develop high quality internationally adopted auditing and assurance standards. These underpin the UK standards issued by the FRC and their international adoption facilitates the performance and regulation of global audits of UK-registered businesses on a common basis.
FRC Chief Executive, Sir Jon Thompson, said:
“Josephine’s appointment continues the FRC’s strong relationship with the IAASB and its work to facilitate the convergence of national and international audit standards, enhance audit quality and strengthen public confidence in audit globally.
“This is a key international role which will involve communicating with a wide range of FRC stakeholders, to understand their perspectives on audit and assurance and on developments in the IAASB’s standards.”
The IAASB’s announcement can be read here .
Her appointment will commence on 1 January 2020 and will be for an initial term of three years. Josephine is the FRC’s Technical Director for Audit Policy and brings extensive UK and international experience in applying and setting auditing and assurance standards, spanning 26 years, both as a practitioner and regulator.
Josephine will work with other international members of the IAASB to develop high quality internationally adopted auditing and assurance standards. These underpin the UK standards issued by the FRC and their international adoption facilitates the performance and regulation of global audits of UK-registered businesses on a common basis.
FRC Chief Executive, Sir Jon Thompson, said:
“Josephine’s appointment continues the FRC’s strong relationship with the IAASB and its work to facilitate the convergence of national and international audit standards, enhance audit quality and strengthen public confidence in audit globally.
“This is a key international role which will involve communicating with a wide range of FRC stakeholders, to understand their perspectives on audit and assurance and on developments in the IAASB’s standards.”
The IAASB’s announcement can be read here .