Japan Financial Services Agency Official Is Appointed As The Chair Of The IOSCO Committee On Issuer Accounting, Audit And Disclosure (Committee 1)

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the international body that brings together the world's securities regulators, appointed Mr. Makoto Sonoda, Director for International Accounting and Director for International Capital Market Regulation of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), as the next Chair of the IOSCO Committee on Issuer Accounting, Audit and Disclosure (a.k.a. Committee 1) (*) for a 2-year term from October 2018 (eligible for reappointment) .
 
(*)The IOSCO Committee 1 is one of the eight policy committees under the aegis of the IOSCO Board, and is dedicated to policy on Issuer Accounting, Audit and Disclosure. It is comprised of 32 securities regulators. The current Chair is Mr. Parmod Kumar Nagpal (India), and the current Vice Chair is Ms. Jenifer Minke-Girard (United States of America). Mr. Sonoda is the first Japanese to be elected the Chair of the Committee 1.