Wolfgang Böhm

Job Title: IAASB Technical Advisor for Annette Köhler, IAESB Technical Advisor for Thomas Orth
Country: Germany

Wolfgang Böhm is currently secretary to the Common Content Project (a project seeking to harmonize the education of professional accountants within the EU and internationally), in addition to serving as a technical advisor for the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB). He has also served on numerous subcommittees and task forces.

Mr. Böhm is Director, International Affairs at the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) in Germany. Mr. Böhm supports the Auditing and Accounting Board of the IDW, and other IDW committees and working groups, in their development of IDW assurance and related services pronouncements, including the transposition of ISAs into IDW Auditing Standards and quality control over the translation of ISAs. He also supports the joint IDW-WPK Working Group on professional examinations.

Prior to joining the IDW, Mr. Böhm worked for 14 years in primarily small- and mid-sized accounting firms in Canada and in Germany, largely in assurance and related services. He obtained his B.Com. degree from the University of British Columbia (Canada), is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada and in the UK, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the US.