IFRS Foundation Trustees reappoint two IFRS Interpretations Committee members

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board, have today announced the reappointment of Jongsoo Han and Robert Uhl to the IFRS Interpretations Committee.

Jongsoo Han is a Member of the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB) and Chairman of the Korea Institute of CPAs' Accounting Research Committee. He is a Professor at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea.

Robert Uhl is a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP and National Director of Accounting Standards. He is also the US leader on Deloitte's Global IFRS Leadership Team and a member of the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Emerging Issues Task Force.

The IFRS Interpretations Committee is the interpretative body of the International Accounting Standards Board. The Interpretations Committee comprises 14 members drawn from a variety of countries and professional backgrounds.

Mr Han and Mr Uhl's second three-year terms on the IFRS Interpretations Committee commences on 1 July 2018.