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Andrew Hobbs

EMEIA Public Policy Leader

Andrew leads EY's Public Policy team for Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa. His team strengthens the relationship between the public and private sectors by monitoring policy developments and building strong relationships with international stakeholders on sustainability, technology, corporate governance, and skills. They work closely with European institutions, regulators, and international organisations, including the OECD, business groups, professional bodies, companies, investors, and academics.

Andrew's role includes coordinating with EY's Assurance business to support their interactions with independent regulators overseeing public interest audit work across EMEIA. He also collaborates with colleagues in similar roles in other EY regions, ensuring consistent policy and governance support. His interest in corporate governance extends to initiatives like EY's partnership with Tapestry Networks, and as of September 2022, he leads EMEIA's Center for Board Matters.

Andrew holds several prominent positions, including chair of the Research Advisory Board for ICAEW, chair of the Corporate Governance Working Group of the European Contact Group, and vice-chair of the Corporate Governance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe. He is also involved with the Financial Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, the Asia Corporate Governance Association India Working Group, and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee at the OECD. Additionally, he co-authors EY’s annual Long-Term Value and Sustainable Corporate Governance Survey and regularly writes blogs on corporate governance and trust.

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Cecile Bonino
Cecile Bonino

IFAC Chief of Staff and Strategic Affairs

Cecile Bonino is IFAC Chief of Staff and Strategic Affairs, and also bridges global organizations' relationship, government affairs, policy support, event strategy, and brand visibility. A lawyer by education, Cecile has over 20 years of experience in public affairs and public relations. Prior to joining IFAC, Cecile worked for 13 years at ACCA, where she headed EU Affairs and the ACCA Brussels office, working with European decision and policymakers, global organizations, media and key influencers. In 2012, Cécile won the ‘Public Affairs Professional of the Year’ prize at the European Public Affairs Awards.

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David Madon

IFAC Senior Advisor to the CEO

David Madon joined IFAC in 2019, where he has most recently served as Director - Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities. He also leads IFAC’s research and analysis of private equity investment in the accountancy profession. Other areas of expertise include corporate reporting, audit quality, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships and the adoption of IFRS Standards. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

 
 

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