March 15, 2017
New Chair of the Korea Accounting Standards Board to represent the AOSSG Chair
Mr. Eui-Hyung Kim, Senior Partner of PwC Consulting Korea, has been appointed as the new Chair and CEO of the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB) as of March 1, 2017, succeeding Dr. Jee In Jang who retired on 28 February.
According to the AOSSG MoU and the Annexure to MoU - Criteria and Process for Chair and Vice-Chair Appointment, Mr. Eui-Hyung Kim now represents the AOSSG Chair.
The KASB has carried out the role of AOSSG Chair since November 2015 and its term will expire at the commencement of the next Annual AOSSG Meeting in November 2017.