Inge Saeys

Country: Belgium

Inge Saeys became a member of the Small and Medium Practices (SMP) Committee in January 2010. She was nominated by the Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises.

Ms. Saeys is an active Audit Partner at BVBA Van Cauter-Saeys & Co, which is a member of JPA International, and a Board Member at Royal Institute of Registered Auditors in Belgium (IBR), becoming the first female Board Member since the drafting of IBR's constitution in 1953.

She actively participates in a number of organizations supporting small and medium practices/entities. Her positions include the following: President of the Small- and Medium-Sized Entities (SME)/SMP Commission at IBR, member of the SME/SMP Commission Working Party at the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens, and member of the training commission and international relations commission of IBR.

Ms. Saeys is a board member of a regional and also a national association supporting the interests of SMP offices. In addition, she has taken part in various working groups to assist in SMPs implementing international standards, including International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs and the International Standards on Auditing.

Ms. Saeys has a degree in commercial engineering with a specialization in accountancy and auditing from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a tax degree.