IASB Adds Four Members to Preparers Forum
Four professionals from Campari, Samsung, NatWest and IAG join the advisory body for five-year terms.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
The International Accounting Standards Board's Global Preparers Forum has appointed four new members, Cristina Fortunati, Hanjong Yoo, João Costa Santos and Toby Odell, to five-year terms. The additions temporarily lift the forum above its customary 20-member ceiling under its constitution.
Why it matters
The Global Preparers Forum advises the IASB from the perspective of companies that prepare financial statements under IFRS Accounting Standards. The appointments were made to broaden regional and sector representation on the advisory body.
Four members were appointed to five-year terms, temporarily exceeding the forum's customary 20-member limit. The source does not specify how the excess will be resolved once the terms begin.
The players
International Accounting Standards Board
The IASB is the independent standard-setting body responsible for developing IFRS Accounting Standards used by companies in many jurisdictions worldwide.
Global Preparers Forum
The Global Preparers Forum is an independent advisory body that gives companies that prepare financial statements a direct channel to the IASB.
The details
The appointees are Cristina Fortunati of Davide Campari-Milano, Hanjong Yoo of Samsung Electronics, João Costa Santos of NatWest Group and Toby Odell of International Airlines Group. The appointments were based on professional competence and practical preparer experience, drawing on a range of industry and geographical backgrounds.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: IASB announces the four new Global Preparers Forum members.
Market Landscape
The Global Preparers Forum sits within the IASB's consultation structure, where preparer input shapes how IFRS standards are applied across listed companies. Adding members from consumer goods, technology, banking and aviation broadens the sectors whose practical reporting experience reaches the standard-setter.
For accounting professionals and finance teams at preparing companies, the appointments add practitioners from several sectors to the group that gives input to the IASB. The source does not describe any direct change to reporting requirements.
The takeaway
Practitioner voices from large companies are being brought closer to international accounting standard-setting. Readers following IFRS adoption may watch how these appointees shape future preparer feedback.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Accountant.
