CA. Atul Kumar Gupta, is serving on the Board of IFAC since November 2020 Nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he has served the Accountancy Profession for more than two decades, widely respected for his strong organisational skills and deep insight in the affairs of profession.

He has vast experience in SMP Practice, specializing in Management Consultancy, Taxation especially GST, ITES, Audit.

During his association with the ICAI as Council Member since 2013, he served as the President of ICAI (2020-21) and as Vice President (2019-2020).  

His experience at ICAI spans through education, examination, CPD, research, I&D and system development with strong focus towards IT architecture. Under his stewardship at Board of Studies, the New Scheme of Education and Training of ICAI that was benchmarked with the revised International Education Standards, was launched in 2017.Through ICAI-ARF, he is credited for the project of preparation of accrual-based financial statements of the Indian Railways (third largest Railway of world).

He remained the chairman of CPD Committee of SAFA, Member of PFM Committee of CAPA, Member of IRDAI, SEBI Primary Advisory Committee and GASAB. He served XBRL India, Accounting Research Foundation and Registered Valuers Organisation, Indian Institute of Insolvency of ICAI as Chairman.

Being thoroughly conversant with the professional concerns and demands of his times, CA. Gupta has authored many relevant books and has published numerous articles in leading newspapers, magazines and professional newsletters, and delivered lectures in about 1500 seminars and conferences.

Presently he is also on Board of XBRL International and many other reputed organisation in India.

Taryn Rulton, FCA, joined the IFAC Board in November 2020 having been nominated by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). 

Ms. Rulton is the Chief Commercial Officer at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She commenced her career in the UK private sector and, since moving to Australia, has held CFO and other senior executive positions in several public sector agencies and organizations. Ms. Rulton has held non-executive director and other governance appointments with organizations in the health, human services and integrity space. She brings experience in standard setting, having served as a board member at the Australian Accounting Standards Board from 2014-2019.

Ms. Rulton has been an active member of CAANZ for more than 15 years and has chaired its Victorian Regional Council. She currently provides support to CAANZ's ethics and integrity framework through membership of the Professional Conduct Oversight Committee.

Chiara Mio joined the IFAC Board in November 2020; she was nominated by the Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori
Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili.

Ms. Mio is a CPA and statutory auditor in Pordenone (Venice) and chairs the National Working Group on Social Reporting,
CNDCEC's Sustainability and Corporate Reporting Working Group, and the ESG task force of the Sustainability Group at
Accountancy Europe. 

Ms. Mio is Full Professor at Ca' Foscari State University of Venezia, teaching corporate reporting, management control,
strategic planning and sustainability management and contributes to the sustainability strategy of Ca' Foscari from 2009 to
2014. She is also director of an innovative master degree on management of strategic social innovation, member of the
association of accounting and management professors (SIDREA), the association of history of accounting studies
(SISR), of the Academy of Business Studies (AIEA), the Editorial board, and a reviewer for several national and
international journals.

Ms. Mio is the author of articles and books about integrated reporting, social responsibility, performance measurement
and sustainability as a strategic perspective in value creation. In her professional life she serves on the board of directors
of different listed companies, chairs the sustainability committees of important groups and, in 2014, was appointed as
Chair of Crédit Agricole Italia Group, the first woman in this role in Italy.

All stakeholders are invited to register and participate.

The IAASB invites you to tune into a roundtable discussion addressing fraud in the digital age on September 2 at 7:00 am EDT live streaming on YouTube. The roundtable discussion is part of the IAASB’s new roundtable series to explore issues and challenges related to fraud through discussions with experts and leaders.

Across the world, governments face the unprecedented impact of major simultaneous public health and economic crises. The on-going pandemic and looming economic recession require government interventions, which will likely impact public finances for years.

World Bank Group Governance Global Practice Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), IFAC, and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) invite you to join a world-wide webinar to support strong public financial management during and after the global pandemic.

The IAASB invites you to listen in to a high-level roundtable discussion between global leaders, stakeholder groups and the IAASB addressing differences between public perceptions and the auditor’s responsibilities as well as feedback on the new and revised auditor reporting standards on September 28 at 8:15 am live streaming on YouTube. This roundtable, the second in part of an IAASB series, will:

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the voice of the global accountancy profession, announces the election of Alan Johnson as its President. Mr. Johnson will serve a two-year term through November 2022, serving previously as IFAC Deputy President since November 2018.

Mr. Johnson began his service with IFAC a decade ago when he joined the Professional Accountants in Business Committee. He was elected to the IFAC Board in 2015. Since 2018 he has chaired the IFAC Planning and Finance Committee, helped steer the development of IFAC’s new Strategic Plan, and represented IFAC in international forums and events.

“IFAC, working in the public interest, plays a critical role to support sustainable economic development and the development of international standards,” said Mr. Johnson. “Every year, IFAC provides expert guidance and advice to our member organizations and the millions of professional accountants they represent worldwide. I look forward to working with the IFAC Board, management, and membership organizations to continue delivering this support during a time of unprecedented challenges.”

A leading voice in accountancy, Mr. Johnson currently serves as the independent chair of the Internal Control Committee of Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A., a food retailer with operations in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the International Valuation Standards Council, and chairs the board of Governors at the British School in Portugal. Previously he was chief financial officer of Jerónimo Martins and served on the company’s board. Mr. Johnson worked for Unilever for 35 years in various finance positions in Africa, Europe and Latin America, including chief financial officer of the company’s Global Foods businesses and the Group’s Chief Audit Executive. He has recently ended terms as Chair of ACCA's (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Accountants for Business Global Forum and as a non-executive director of the UK’s Department for International Development where he chaired its Audit & Risk Assurance Committee.

Asmaa Resmouki Named Deputy President

IFAC also announced the election of Asmâa Resmouki as Deputy President.  Ms. Resmouki has served on the IFAC Board since 2018 and as Governance Committee Chair since 2019.  With over 28 years of experience in the profession, Ms. Resmouki was an audit partner at both Deloitte and EY in Morocco, and served as vice president and president of the Pan African Federation of Accountants.  She currently runs her own firm, Resmouki Consulting. 

New Board Members Elected

IFAC also announced new board members, maintaining a female-majority board for the second year in IFAC history. Over the course of the past decade, IFAC is proud to have improved the gender balance on its board and advisory groups.

The new and re-appointed IFAC Board members and their nominating member organizations are:

• Mr. Jean Bouquot (The Conseil Supérieur de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables and the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes, France)
• Mr. Kohei Kan (The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Japan)
• Prof. Chiara Mio (Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili, Italy)
• Mr. Atul Gupta (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India)
• Ms. Taryn Rulton (Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Australia); and
• Re-appointment of Mr. Yacoob Suttar (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, Pakistan)

New IFAC Member Organizations Admitted

In addition to the election of new leadership and Board members, the IFAC Council also approved new member and associate member organizations.

IFAC welcomes the following Associates as new IFAC Members:

• Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
• Institute of Certified Public Accountants Rwanda

In addition, two professional accountancy organizations have been approved to join IFAC as Associates:

• Myanmar Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe

The new appointments and membership decisions were approved at IFAC’s 2020 Council meeting, held virtually on November 11-12.

About IFAC
IFAC is the global organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing to the development of strong international economies. IFAC is comprised of more than 175 members and associates in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing almost 3 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce.