Keryn Chalmers

Keryn has extensive experience in Higher Education in various leadership and governance roles. She was Dean of School of Business, Law, and Entrepreneurship at Swinburne University from 2016, until her retirement in late 2023. Prior to that, she had spent nearly twenty years at Monash Business School where she had responsibility for portfolios such as Accreditation, International and Engagement. In 2024 she returned to Monash Business School on a part-time basis, where she is current a Deputy Dean.

During her academic career, Keryn has been President, Australian Business Deans Council and Australian President of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia. Internationally she has served as President of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research and a member of the International Accounting Education Standards Board, contributing to the development and implementation of global accounting education standards. Keryn currently serves as a member of the AACSB Initial Accreditation Committee.

Serge Evraert
Université de Bordeaux IAE
35 Avenue Abadie
33072 Bordeaux Cedex
E-mail: evraert@u-bordeaux.fr

Serge Evraert is a professor emeritus of Finance and Accountancy  at Bordeaux University School of Management (IAE) University of Bordeaux  France. Serge Evraert is Past Dean of the School (2001-2016) and before Past Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economic Studies at the University of Bordeaux IV (1998-2001). Phd Université Toulouse I and graduated  Institut d’études politiques de  Paris,  ENS Saclay and Paris La Sorbonne. Serge is interested in International Accounting, ESG and integrated reporting and non financial reporting with specific effects on financial markets and sustainable growth. Serge is Past President of IAAER, EAA and of the French Accounting Association. He has been a member of the French National Accounting Council  and has served on many commitees. He has created and directed numerous diplomas and doctorates including Phd and DBA and has taught on five continents more precisely in the US, South America, Middle East, North and  West Africa, the EU, India and China. He served also a consultant at the European Commission.

Holger Erchinger
KPMG New York
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
E-mail: herchinger1@kpmg.com
Phone: 212-909-5229
Cell: 646-573-7750

Holger is a retired KPMG partner who spent 32 years with KPMG in various offices and leadership roles in the United States and Europe including serving as Head of International Activities in KPMG’s US national office in New York, as SEC reviewing partner at KPMG US, and as a member of KPMG’s Global IFRS Panel which establishes global firm policies and interpretations on the application of IFRS. In addition, he served as Partner in Charge of the US-Germany Corridor cross-functional business within KPMG’s International Business Corridors.

He currently serves on the G-20Y Association, and the German Banking Institute, as well as on the Board of Directors of “1014 Inc. – Space of Ideas”.

He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of New York and State of Colorado as well as a German Certified Public Accountant (Wirtschaftsprüfer). He studied business administration at the University of Munich/Germany and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), earned a PhD in Economics, and served as professor for International Accounting, Auditing, and Corporate Governance at the Berlin School of Economics and Law in Berlin/Germany. In addition, Holger Erchinger completed the Corporate Board and Audit Committee Executive Education Programs at Harvard Business School. Holger is a current member of the IAAER Board of Advisors.

Anne McGeachin
IFRS Foundation
Columbus Building
7 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4HD
United Kingdom
E-mail: amcgeachin@ifrs.org

Anne McGeachin is a member of the technical staff at the International Accounting Standards Board.  Her recent projects include Primary Financial Statements, Insurance Contracts and the Conceptual Framework.  She is also involved in liaison with academics.

Anne has worked at the IASB since 2001, except for four years as a senior lecturer in accounting at the University of Aberdeen (2010-2014).  While at Aberdeen University, she was a member of the Accounting Council of the Financial Reporting Council, acted as a consultant to the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group and was a member of the Accounting Standards Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Paul Munter

Paul is a member of the Independent Standards Board of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. He served as chief accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2021–2025 and deputy chief accountant from 2019-2021. Prior to joining the SEC, Paul was a senior instructor of accounting at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Miami and Texas Tech University. Paul previously worked at KPMG LLP, where he served as the lead technical partner for the U.S. firm’s international accounting activities and served on the firm’s panel responsible for establishing firm positions on the application of IFRS. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Colorado, Florida, New York).

Alta Prinsloo

Alta Prinsloo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA), a role she has held since 2020, bringing expertise in strategic planning, capacity building, and partnership development.

She previously served as Deputy Director at the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) before transitioning to the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she held executive roles in governance, risk management, finance, operations, and IT. Her tenure included initiatives such as Accountability. Now, the IFAC Member Compliance Program, and the Knowledge Gateway.

Earlier, she worked at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as Technical Director and contributed to professional development at ABSA and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Beyond PAFA, she is a Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy at the University of the Free State, and chairs the Governing Council of the South African Journal of Accounting Research.

Bruce Vivian

Bruce is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and executive leader with nearly 20 years of experience working in and for the accountancy profession at local, regional, and international levels. He has worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He has deep expertise in accountancy education and a passion for capacity building and international cooperation. He joined the IFAC staff in 2021, where he currently leads the Education, Member Monitoring, and Development portfolio.