Statement Of The IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board On The Appointment Of Mr. Sam Woods As The Next Chair Of The IASB

The IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board welcomes the appointment by the IFRS Foundation Trustees of Mr. Sam Richard Woods as the next Chair of the IASB. Mr. Woods has a distinguished career as financial regulator having held a variety of senior posts in the UK government authorities.

Toshiyuki Miyoshi, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board and Vice Minister for International Affairs of Financial Services Agency, Japan, said:

“On behalf of the Monitoring Board, I warmly welcome Sam Woods as Chair of the IASB. With Sam’s remarkable strengths in strategic thinking, a global outlook, and leadership and management, I am convinced he has all the credentials to lead the IASB into the future, and look forward to working closely with Sam.
I would like to thank Andreas Barckow, outgoing Chair, for his close relationship with the Monitoring Board for delivering high-quality global financial reporting standards.”