The IFRS Foundation has revealed six new appointments and two reappointments to the IFRS Taxonomy Consultative Group (ITCG), effective from 1 August 2025.  

The ITCG serves as an expert advisory body, providing guidance to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) on their digital taxonomies and related initiatives.  

The new appointments include Albert Chou (Individual appointment, Asia-Oceania), Mandy Chung (FactSet, Global), Astrid Montagnier (KPMG, Europe), Maria Mora (Individual appointment, Europe), Joey Mathekga (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, South Africa, Africa), and Anand Padmanabhan (IRIS Business Services LLC, Global).  

The reappointed members are Grace Fatogbe (IQ Strategies, Africa) and Gabje Kim (Korean Financial Supervisory Service, Asia-Oceania).  

Each appointment is for a term of one to three years, with members eligible for reappointment up to a maximum of six consecutive years.  

The retiring members are Avinash Chander (Individual appointment, Asia-Oceania), Doug Chow (PortageBay, Global), Christine Tan (FactSet, Americas), Ronald van Langen (KPMG, Europe), Cuma Allan Zwane (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, South Africa, Africa), and Binh La (Australian Securities and Investment Commission, Asia-Oceania). 

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Recently, The IFRS Foundation Trustees appointed Gary Berchowitz, Claire Dusser, and Usman Hamid as new members of the IFRS Interpretations Committee. 

The IFRS Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, creates globally accepted standards for accounting and sustainability disclosure.