Olivia Kirtley

Country: United States

Olivia Kirtley became a member of the IFAC Board in November 2007.

Ms. Kirtley is a business consultant on strategic and corporate governance issues. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of three public companies: U.S. Bancorp, Papa John's International, Inc. and Rescare, Inc. She was previously, vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Vermont American Corporation. Ms. Kirtley is active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) where she serves as a Council member and as a member of several committees, including the Assurance Services Executive Committee and the Mobility Task Force. In 1998, Ms. Kirtley was the first woman to be elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the AICPA. From 2000 to 2003, Ms. Kirtley was chairman of the AICPA Board of Examiners, which oversees the content and structure of the Uniform CPA Examination. In 2003, the AICPA awarded her its Gold Medal in recognition of her exemplary leadership and service to the accountancy profession. Also active at the international level, Ms. Kirtley served on the independent IFAC Task Force on Rebuilding Public Confidence in Financial Reporting in 2002 and 2003.

Ms. Kirtley is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Master's degree from Georgia State University in Taxation.