Michael Niehues

Michael Niehues was elected to the IFAC Board in November 2024, jointly nominated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) and the Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (WPK).

Mr. Niehues is currently a member of the WPK’s Board (since 2014) and of the IDW’s working group on audit and professional ethics regulation. He chaired Accountancy Europe’s Ethics & Professional Competencies Working Party (2007 to 2020), served as member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (2006 to 2011), and as National Expert to the European Commission (1999 to 2001) he worked on audit regulation and auditor independence.

Mr. Niehues is a partner at Deloitte Germany, a German certified tax advisor, and German certified public accountant. In 1989 he started his career with Deloitte Germany where he gained experience in auditing large multinational companies, corporate restructuring, and forensic services. He served as the firm’s Director of Independence and regulatory contact (2001 to 2020) before he joined its executive leadership as Chief Risk Officer (2020-2024).

Mr. Niehues holds a Diplom (MBA equivalent) in business administration from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.