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Senior Korean CPA joins IFAC board
Posted : 2019-11-14 18:01
Updated : 2019-11-14 18:10
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Ahn Yeong-kyun
Ahn Yeong-kyun
By Lee Kyung-min

A senior certified public accountant (CPA) has joined the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) board, the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (KICPA) said Thursday.

The KICPA representing some 17,000 CPAs said its vice president for research and education Ahn Yeong-kyun had been nominated as one of the members of the IFAC board at a council meeting held in Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 13 (local time).

On the board, Ahn will be responsible for setting up and implementing auditing, ethical and educational standards, as well as research on auditing and assurance.

Ahn is the third Korean to have joined the international body following Joo In-ki who became IFAC president in November 2018 six years after he joined the IFAC board in November 2012, and Choi Dhal, who was elected as a member of the International Panel on Accountancy Education in September, the first Korean woman to become a serving member of the international body.

Ahn's 30 years of experience include as assurance partner at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and at its Toronto office.

The former director of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA) oversaw the 2015 CAPA Council Meeting in Seoul.

He served as an International Accounting Education Standards Board member for five years from 2014.

Ahn holds a Ph.D. in business administration, financial accounting and auditing. He holds a master's and bachelor's degree in business administration.

IFAC is a global organization for the accountancy profession, comprising more than 175 member and associate organizations in 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing nearly 3 million professional accountants.


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