The Public Interest Oversight Board’s (PIOB) Standard Setting Boards Nominations Committee is now accepting applications for three vacancies on the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), with terms beginning January 1, 2027. The application period closes on May 3, 2026.

Serving as a member of the IESBA offers a unique opportunity for experienced professionals to help shape global ethics and independence standards in the public interest. These vacancies include one practitioner, as defined in the Monitoring Group recommendations, and two non‑practitioners.

The PIOB seeks candidates with strong technical expertise and practical experience to support the IESBA’s delivery of its 2024–2027 Strategy and Work Plan and to help frame its 2028–2030 Strategy and Work Plan. In particular, candidates with experience in areas such as impact of technology, organizational culture, capital market, company and financial institution development are encouraged to apply.

IESBA members play an increasingly strategic role within the Board’s multistakeholder composition of sixteen members, helping guide the Board’s responsiveness to evolving public-interest needs. Supported by an expanded and enhanced technical staff, IESBA members provide strategic direction to the development of relevant, timely, and high-quality international standards that enhance public trust in financial and non-financial information that is fundamental to the proper functioning and sustainability of organizations, financial markets and economies worldwide.

In addition, the PIOB has issued an Invitation for Application for three practitioner vacancies on the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) providing experienced professionals a chance to contribute to IAASB’s strategic development of global auditing and assurance standards in the public interest.

Applications are welcomed from candidates worldwide, with particular encouragement for applicants from Asia, North America, and Latin America. Experience in jurisdictions with significant capital markets will be advantageous.

For more details on the nomination process, visit the PIOB’s nominations webpage or contact SSBNominations@ipiob.org.

About IESBA

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is an independent global standard-setting board. The IESBA’s mission is to serve the public interest by setting high-quality, international ethics (including independence) standards as a cornerstone to ethical behavior in business and organizations, and to public trust in financial and non-financial information that is fundamental to the proper functioning and sustainability of organizations, financial markets and economies worldwide.

Along with the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), the IESBA is part of the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA). The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) oversees IESBA and IAASB activities and the public interest responsiveness of the standards.

Contact Information:

Rui Peres Jorge 
Director, Strategy and Communications 
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) 
ruiperesjorge@ethicsboard.org | Direct: +351 966-301-383

Zsolt Bobis 
Lead, Communications 
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) 
zsoltbobis@ethicsboard.org

In an IESBA "Message from the Chair", IESBA Chair Gabriela Figueiredo Dias discusses the key points of the March 2026 IESBA Meeting in New York.

In an IESBA "Message from the Chair", IESBA Chair Gabriela Figueiredo Dias discusses the key points of the December 2025 IESBA Meeting in New York.

• IESBA has launched a new five‑part Firm Culture and Governance Update series exploring why strong ethical culture and governance frameworks matter, and the practical challenges accounting firms face in implementing them.
• The series supports deeper stakeholder engagement as part of IESBA’s Firm Culture and Governance Project and its Dialogues Initiative.
• Through interviews, case studies, and IESBA Viewpoints, the series aims to broaden global discussion and gather insights that will shape the future direction of the project.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has launched the Firm Culture and Governance Update, a new five‑part newsletter series dedicated to exploring the relevance – and the reality – of building strong ethical culture and governance within accounting firms.

As firms worldwide navigate growing complexity, heightened regulatory expectations, and increasing public scrutiny, culture and governance have become central to safeguarding trust in financial and non‑financial information and to supporting professional accountants in adhering to existing provisions in the IESBA Code of Ethics. This series aims to shine a light on those questions and gather meaningful insights from across the global ecosystem.

Over the coming months, the newsletter will feature:

• Perspectives from prominent leaders and experts in culture, governance, ethics, and management;
• Insights from firms piloting approaches to culture and governance;
• Highlights from IESBA’s Viewpoints which outline characteristics of eight key elements of a potential global framework for ethical firm culture; and
• Monthly updates on the engagement and ongoing discussions with stakeholders.

This month’s edition features Carmine Di Noia, Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD; practical insights from PKF-CAP in Singapore shared by its Managing Partner Eng Kian Lee; and a window on work being developed by the IESBA project team.

Building Dialogues

The series forms part of the broader IESBA’s Firm Culture and Governance Dialogues Initiative.

As part of this initiative, IESBA started in-person engagement with stakeholders in Asia early 2026, while also “designing and preparing the dialogues we will be having with stakeholders, from representatives of small to large firms to investors and regulators” in the coming months, explains in the first edition of the newsletter Kam Leung, IESBA Director leading the project.

The Dialogues Initiative aims to raise awareness and stimulate discussion about the Firm Culture and Governance project so that IESBA can better understand how different stakeholders view the need, scope and design of a global baseline on firm ethical culture.

Subscribe to the series here.

About IESBA

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is an independent global standard-setting board. The IESBA’s mission is to serve the public interest by setting high-quality, international ethics (including independence) standards as a cornerstone to ethical behavior in business and organizations, and to public trust in financial and non-financial information that is fundamental to the proper functioning and sustainability of organizations, financial markets and economies worldwide.

Along with the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), the IESBA is part of the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA). The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) oversees IESBA and IAASB activities and the public interest responsiveness of the standards.

Contact Information:

Rui Peres Jorge 
Director, Strategy and Communications 
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) 
ruiperesjorge@ethicsboard.org | Direct: +351 966-301-383

Zsolt Bobis 
Lead, Communications 
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) 
zsoltbobis@ethicsboard.org

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) welcomes the announcement of Emily Fitts as the new Chair of the Monitoring Group.

The Monitoring Group plays an important role in advancing the public interest by supporting the governance and oversight of the international audit, assurance, and ethics standard-setting system.

Lee White, Chief Executive Officer of IFAC, said:

“We congratulate Emily on her appointment and look forward to working with her as the new Chair of the Monitoring Group.”

IFAC will continue to work closely with the Monitoring Group and other stakeholders to support high-quality global standards that strengthen trust and confidence in the accountancy profession.
 

About IFAC 

IFAC, by connecting and uniting its members, makes the accountancy profession truly global.

IFAC member organizations are champions of integrity and professional quality, and proudly carry their membership as a badge of international recognition.

IFAC and its members work together with the Forum of Firms and other key stakeholders to shape the future of the profession through learning, innovation, a collective voice, and commitment to the public interest.