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Takuma Kinjo

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Japan

Takuma Kinjo became a member of the IFAC SMP Advisory Group (SMPAG) in January 2023. He was nominated by the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA).

As a chair of JICPA’s SMP IT Support Task Force, Mr. Kinjo has contributed to building a sharing system of IT infrastructure among SMPs that enables IT personnel to exchange ideas and best practices. He has worked with IT tools for data analysis and led workshops on how to use these tools in practice.

Mr. Kinjo received his CPA qualification in 2007 while working as a senior in financial services with Shinnihon Ernst & Young in Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Molecular Biology degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

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Takuma Kinjo

Therese Andersson

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Sweden

Therese Andersson was appointed to the IFAC SMP Committee in January 2024. She was nominated by NRF (Nordic Federation of public accountants). 

Therese is currently Head of Compliance at Accru Partners. Formerly she served as the head of department and director Membership at FAR - the Swedish institute for the accountancy profession. She is authorized public accountant with more than 20 years of experience from audit and advisory services to a wide range of SMEs in various industries. Prior FAR she was CEO and HR-director for an owner-owned company for 2,5 years after 15 years at KPMG Sweden as senior manager. 

Therese earned her bachelor's degree in organization theory and accounting from Örebro University, Sweden and since 2010 qualified as an authorized public accountant, by the Swedish Inspectorate of Auditors. 

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Therese Andersson

Giorgia Butturi

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Italy

Dr. Giorgia Butturi became member in January 2024 nominated by the Italian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CNDCEC). 

Dr. Butturi is Certified Public Accountant and registered auditor, auditor of several limited companies, including banks and regulated financial services companies. She is member of NedCommunity (Independent Board Members' Association) and Marisa Bellisario Foundation (Women Entrepreneurial's and Practitioners' Union). 

Dr. Butturi is past member of the SMEs/SMPs Committee of Accountancy Europe (once called FEE - Fédération des Experts Comptables Européen) in Bruxelles, Belgium, on behalf of CNDCEC, member of the SMEs/SMPs Committee of EFAA (European Foundation of Accountants and Auditors), in Bruxelles, Belgium, on behalf of CNDCEC and member of the Audit Affairs Committee of Unione Nazionale Giovani Dottori Commercialisti (Italian Young Accountants' Union), in Rome. 

Dr. Butturi is past President of the Board of Directors of a Bank Foundation (a foundation regulated by law which originally held shares in Banks, now independent). 

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Giorgia Butturi

YIP Ngai Shing, Jimmy

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Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China

Jimmy joined Mazars Hong Kong in 2000 and has since been actively involved in auditing companies of various sizes. He was nominated by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He held the positions of Head of Quality & Assurance from 2014 to 2018 and Head of Audit from 2018 to 2020 at Mazars Hong Kong. Currently, Jimmy serves as the Managing Director at Mazars Hong Kong. 

Furthermore, Jimmy has been a Council Member of Hong Kong Association of Registered Public Interest Entity Auditors Limited since its establishment in 2021. He also holds the role of Deputy Chairman of the Small and Medium Practitioners Committee at the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

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Jimmy Shing

Josephine Okui Ossiya

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Uganda

Josephine Okui Ossiya joined IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group in January 2024. She was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.  

Mrs. Ossiya is the CEO of Capital Markets Authority Uganda. Previously, she was the Chief Finance Officer of Bujagali Energy Limited. Effective February 1, 2024, she will be the CEO of Capital Markets Authority Uganda.  Previously, she was CFO and Head of Finance of ATC Ghana and Finance Director, Eskom Uganda Limited. She has also worked for Standard Chartered Bank as Financial Controller, Shell U Ltd as Compliance Manager, Corporate Treasurer and Financial Controller, British American Tobacco as Area Auditor for Eastern Africa, and as an Internal Auditor at National Social Security Fund & National Water and Sewerage Corporation. 
 
Mrs. Ossiya holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from Makerere University and a Masters of Business administration specialising in International Business from the University of Liverpool. 

She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) and the current President of council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (ACCA), and a founder Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda. Since 2018, she has been a member of the board of Bank of Uganda, serving as the Chairperson of the Strategy Finance Committee of the Board and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the BoU Staff Retirement Defined Benefits Scheme. She is also Chairperson of the audit committee at Busitema University. 

She is partner in Rona & Partners (an accounting & audit services firm). She is an entrepreneur, farmer and owner of Mychere Ltd a company involved in Agro-processing (growing rice & Turmeric, processing and packaging). 

With her husband Solomon Ossiya , a lawyer and advocate, she has three daughters. 

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Josephine Ossiya

Lisa Kelley

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United States of America

Lisa Kelley joined IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group in January 2024. She was nominated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). 

Ms. Kelley is Managing Director of Floating Interest Corporation where she provides business consulting and fractional CFO services. Previously, Lisa was the VP of Global Logistics at Avnet, Inc. (AVT), a Fortune 500 company that markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronics components, enterprise computer products and embedded subsystems with over $20 billion in revenue operating in 100+ countries. Lisa joined Avnet as the Chief Audit Executive leading risk management strategy and establishing global audit practice in trade compliance, anti-corruption and data privacy/cyber-security. Prior to joining Avnet in 2014, Lisa was in several senior leadership roles at Asurion, a global leader in technology protection services with over $6 billion in revenue. During Lisa’s nine years with Asurion she primarily served as the Group CFO for Asurion Global Supply Chain, Customer Care & Program Management. Before joining Asurion, Lisa was the Chief Accounting Officer for Brightpoint, a publicly traded company, which was acquired by Ingram Micro in 2012. Brightpoint was a $1.9 billion distribution and logistics services company supporting the global wireless telecommunications and data industry. From 1992 through 2003, Lisa had varied roles with Plexus Corp., a publicly traded global electronics contract manufacturer. Roles included Vice-President of Corporate Development, Vice-President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer. 

Lisa has six years of public accounting experience, is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant with an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. Lisa currently serves on an IPO company board and two private company boards. Lisa has served on a publicly traded board that went private and a not-for-profit board. She is active within her profession as she has served on various executive committees for the AICPA, AACSB Accounting Accreditation committee, past-chair of the Financial Executives International - Nashville chapter, and a past-member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Lisa Kelley

David Wray

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France

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Mr. David Wray became a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants in January 2024.

Mr. Wray most recently worked as a Senior Director of Accounting & Reporting at Huawei Global Finance. He previously held several finance executive roles in the technology industry.Mr. Wray serves as a Board Member for the International CFO Alliance (ICFOA) as well as its Chair of ESG. He also serves as the President for the DFCG's International Group and is an Executive Member of the DFCG National Board. He holds technical advisory roles with various organizations in the US, UK, and South Africa.

Mr. Wray is the author of The Power of Potential and has published several articles on finance transformation, data management, the future of finance, and sustainability.

Mr. Wray earned an MBA in 2008 from Athabasca University (Canada) and is a member of ICAEW (UK) and CPA Ontario (Canada).

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David Wray, Official

Tomoyo Imura

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Japan

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Tomoyo Imura became a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants in January 2024. She was nominated by the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Imura is the Director, Member of the Board and Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Incorporated since April 2023. NAM is the largest asset management company in Japan, investing in major listed companies not only in Japan but also globally.

Ms. Imura received a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature at Japan Women's University in Japan. She is a Certified Member Analyst of Securities Analysts Association of Japan.

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Tomoyo Imura 2024

Amarjeet Singh

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India

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Amarjeet Singh became a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants in January 2024. 

Mr. Singh is a Whole-time Member at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). With a career spanning nearly 3 decades with SEBI, he has extensive experience in the development and regulation of the Indian securities markets. He has been instrumental in introducing various market reforms and led SEBI's engagements on sustainability reporting and the conceptualization and formation of Social Stock Exchange in India.

Apart from representing SEBI on several Committees set up by government and RBI, he has served on the Boards of National Financial Reporting Authority and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, and currently serves on the Board of National Institute of Securities Market. He has been involved in numerous international regulatory initiatives, including that of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). As Chair of the Assessment Committee of IOSCO (2016-2018) and member of its various policy committees, he has steered international thematic assessments and contributed to the evolution of IOSCO Principles and Standards.

Apart from an MBA, Mr. Singh holds a Master's degree in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, NY, USA.

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Amarjeet Singh, Official

Sami Alshorafa

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Saudi Arabia

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Sami Alshorafa became a member of the IAASB in January 2024, nominated by the Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority (CMA)

Mr. Alshorafa is the Deputy of Supervision at CMA. He leads the supervision of listed entities' financial statements, auditors, and governance as well as compliance of collective investment schemes. He has also worked as an audit partner at two of the big four audit firms.

Mr. Alshorafa also represents the CMA at a number of international committees and organizations including the IOSCO committee on Issuer Accounting, Auditing and Disclosure (C1) and the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators.

Mr. Alshorafa studied accounting at the University of Dayton (US) and did his MBA at Wright State University (US). He is a non-practicing Saudi CPA.

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Sami Alshorafa