FCPA Philip Kakai joined the IFAC Board in November 2025, having been nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

He serves as an Assistant Director of Finance at the Judiciary of Kenya, previously working as Finance Manager at Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Limited. He has more than 20 years of experience in leadership, financial accounting, management and reporting, budget management, audit, and project management.

FCPA Kakai served as the 25th Chairman of ICPAK from September 2023 to June 2025.He also served as the Vice Chairman from June 2021 to June 2023, after joining the ICPAK Council in June 2020. He has also served on the board of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and the board of trustees of KCA University. Within ICPAK, he convened key Council committees, such as Public Policy and Governance. He was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by ICPAK in December 2020 and conferred a Fellowship in November 2025.

FCPA Kakai currently serves on the Board of the Kenya Accountants and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KASNEB), where he also Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee and the National Steering Committee, overseeing Kenya’s transition from cash to accrual accounting.

FCPA Kakai is a certified Public Accountant of Kenya and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree, an MBA (Finance) and an Executive MBA from Moi University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Finance at Kenyatta University.

Ms. Silvia P. Giordano joined the IFAC Board in November 2025. She was nominated by Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Económicas (FACPCE).

Ms. Giordano is a retired partner of PwC with more than 40 years of experience, including 27 as an audit partner in Argentina and Chile. She has experience in delivering services to national and international corporations and leading technical and risk management groups in Argentina across Latin America. Currently, Ms. Giordano is President of the Professional Ethic Court – Room 4 in Consejo Profesional de Ciencias Económicas de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CPCECABA) and Academic Director of the Chartered Accountant Career in Universidad Argentina de la Empresa – UADE.

Ms. Giordano has positions on the boards of non-profit organizations dedicated to corporate governance (IGEP) and audit education (IADA). Throughout her career she developed extensive experience in technical, professional and ethical matters including standard setting roles.  

Ms. Giordano is graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) as a Public Accountant and from the University Gabriela Mistral (Chile) as Auditor Accountant.

Nawel holds a Bachelor's degree in Commercial Sciences and Accounting, from the University of Algiers, she is also an “expert comptable Finaliste”

With over 20 years of experience in the fields of accounting, finance, and taxation. She has held several leadership positions in the economic sector as well as in diplomatic missions in Algeria. Approved by the Ministry of Finance, she is currently the Director and Founder of her own firm, Cabinet Rabahi, specializing in audit and accounting services.

In parallel, Nawel is actively engaged in the development of professional organizations in accounting. On a continental scale, she serves as a technical advisor at PAFA’s board and is also a member of the PAFA PAODAG. Regionally and internationally, she collaborates with IFAC PAODAG as a PAFA observer. Passionate about knowledge transfer, she also conducts training sessions, sharing her expertise at Higher Institute of Management and Planning In Algiers "

Passionate about training and capacity development, she aspires to contribute to the evolution of the accounting sector in Africa and worldwide, while training and supporting the next generation of professionals.

EY Director in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Layla Al Khalefah is a Certified Public Accountant in Saudi Arabia and the State of New York, and a member of SOCPA and AICPA. She holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in accounting. With over 12 years of experience in auditing and accounting across diverse industries in Saudi Arabia and the United States, she has developed strong knowledge in IFRS accounting standards and international auditing standards.

Kholoud Mousa was the first female Saudi Partner in Saudi Arabia and was also the first Saudi woman licensed to practice as a certified public accountant in the Kingdom. She has 20 years of audit and advisory experience across various industries, and is a certified family business governance advisor. She was a member of the governance committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), during which she led projects relating to governance frameworks for major Saudi family businesses and for non-for-profit institutions. In 2019, she was named as one of the leading 20 Saudi Women in Finance, Economy, and Commerce. In addition to her business responsibilities, she serves as the Head of Impact for KPMG Middle East. Kholoud has over 16 years of Audit and Finance experience across various industries and possesses a thorough knowledge of Saudi accounting and financial reporting standards(SOCPA) as well as International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS).

Throughout her professional career at  KPMG and other financial services firms, Kholoud gained a wide range of industrial and professional experience in accounting , audit and Zakat &Tax advisory. Her experience covered different sectors; Manufacturing, Construction, Medical &Healthcare, Trading, and Investments. She has been also involved in providing financial advisory services, development of accounting system and Policy & Procedures manual, etc. During her membership of the Governance committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) she led projects relating to Governance frameworks for Major Saudi family businesses and for non for profit institutions. This involved alignment of Family constitutions and shareholder values with Management and incorporating diverse expectations of individual shareholders with transparency and efficiency and allowing for good governance without hindering decision-making at operating levels. As a  passionate advocate for diversity and inclusiveness she has been engaged in leading country-wide nationalization strategy, women empowerment and gender diversity within her previous employers. As well as promoting audit and financial advisory as a profession to Saudi graduates, especially females.    

Graziella Hobeika is a finance and taxation professional with extensive experience in audit, taxation, and financial strategy, complemented by a solid background in the banking sector. She is the Managing Partner at HBK Audit Advisory, where she advises leading companies in Lebanon on financial governance and sustainable growth. An elected Board Member of the Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants (LACPA), Graziella contributes actively to shaping the Association’s strategic plan and international cooperation initiatives. She has been recently elected to serve on the board of FIDEF, the international federation for French speaking CPAs.

Graziella holds a PhD in Management Information Systems from Paris-Nanterre University, with a research focus on the impact of AI and emerging technologies on the public sector. She is a founding member of the Lebanese Association for Information Sciences (LAIS) and a lecturer at Notre Dame University, where she teaches management and entrepreneurship.