FRC Appoints Board Member to AASB

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

AASB Chair, Dr Keith Kendall, welcomed the appointment of a new member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, as announced by the Financial Reporting Council  (FRC).

Appointments to the AASB for 2022:

• Sean Osborn, Director, Accounting Policy & Legislation, NSW Treasury.

Dr Kendall said “Sean is a welcome addition to the AASB and represents our continued commitment to improving financial reporting standards as applied to the public sector. Sean has had extensive dealings with the AASB through his work at NSW Treasury and I look forward to working with him as a Member of the Board.”

Re-appointment to the AASB for 2022:

• James Grant, Group Financial Controller, Westpac
• Paul Rogers, Partner, KPMG.

These AASB appointment and re-appointments are on a part-time basis commencing 1 January 2022 for three years.

Outgoing member from the AASB:

• Peter Gibson, Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Finance.

Dr Kendall said “It has been a pleasure to have served on the AASB with Peter. Peter has provided a valuable public sector perspective on the work of the Board for the maximum three terms of three years each – a remarkable contribution!”