Paul Pacter appointed to the IASB

The Trustees of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation announced today the appointment of Paul Pacter to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB): for the last six years Mr. Pacter has served as Director of Small and Medium sized Entities (SMEs) for the IASB; he, who previously served as Deputy Director of Research at the FASB and as Executive Director of its parent foundation, was Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council to the US Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), brings significant experience as a standard-setter, both at the IASB and at the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).