| IFAC : Credibility Task Force : Members | September 07, 2008 |
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Members of the Task Force on Rebuilding
Public Confidence in Financial Reporting
John Crow - Chair
John Crow is former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Chairperson of the Central Bank of Governors of the Group Ten countries, and a one-time head of the North American Division of the International Monetary Fund. He is a director or advisor to a number of companies and also the Vice Chairman of the Toronto Centre for Financial Sector Supervision. In 1999, he chaired a committee of international experts that was commissioned by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund to evaluate IMF bilateral, regional, and multilateral surveillance activities.
Christian Aubin
Christian Aubin is a former Inspector General of Finance for the Republic of France and has held senior-level financial positions within industrial multinational groups. In 1988, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance for Banque Nationale de Paris and more recently has served as Secretary of the Board of Directors and Head of Ethics and Compliance for BNP Paribas Group. He is a member of France's National Accounting Council, Accounting Regulatory Committee and a member of its Auditors Ethics and Independence Committee.
Olivia Kirtley
Olivia Kirtley is former Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and current Chairperson of the AICPA Board of Examiners, which is responsible for content and structure of the Uniform CPA Examination. During her career, she has served as Chief Financial Officer of Vermont American Corporation and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young. She is a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chairperson for three companies traded on US stock exchanges.
Kosuke Nakahira
Kosuke Nakahira is Vice-Chairman of the Institute for International Economic Studies and, since 1999, is a member of the Joint Committee on Remuneration of IMF/World Bank Executive Directors. He is a former Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs. He has held various senior-level positions within Japan's Ministry of Finance, including Banking and Securities Bureaus, and served as Controller of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Ian Ramsay
Professor Ian Ramsay is Dean of the University of Melbourne Law School and Director of the University's Center for Corporate Law and Securities regulation. He is the author of the recent report to the Australian Government on the independence of company audits which has been adopted by the Government as the basis for a new framework for ensuring the independence of auditors.
Guylaine Saucier
Guylaine Saucier is a Corporate Director and has experience both as a Chief Executive Officer and a non-executive chairman. She recently chaired a committee to recommend improvements in corporate governance to the Canadian Stock Exchanges. Ms. Saucier is a current member of IFAC's Board and a former Chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Graham Ward
Graham Ward is a Senior Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers and a Board member of IFAC. He is also a member and former Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council in the United Kingdom and a member of the UK's Auditing Practices Board. Mr. Ward is a former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a former member of the United Kingdom's City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers.
