Appointment of Adjunct Professor Paul W Chan to Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council (IFRS Foundation)

The IFRS Foundation Trustees have today announced the membership of a new advisory group, the Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council (IRCC). MACD is pleased to announce that Adjunct Professor Paul W Chan (President & Co-Founder, Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors) has been appointed to the IRCC.

The IRCC is an advisory body to the IFRS Foundation Trustees, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), providing guidance on how reporting required by the IASB and the ISSB could be integrated, and how the IASB and the ISSB could consider applying principles and concepts from the Integrated Reporting Framework to their projects.

The Chair of the IRCC is Charles Tilley OBE, former CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council and former CEO of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. The IRCC’s Vice-Chair is Suresh Kana, a Trustee of the IFRS Foundation.

The membership of the group includes regulators from around the world, investors, national-standard setters, accounting professionals, academics and individuals from companies and non-governmental organisations.