Susan Cosper has been appointed Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) technical director.
Cosper, who has more than 18 years financial
reporting and auditing experience, is currently a partner with PwC
after joining its assurance practice in 1992.
In her new role, Cosper will be responsible
for overseeing FASB staff work on all standards-setting projects,
including major global and domestic projects and technical
application and implementation of financial accounting and
reporting standards. She will also serve as chair of the FASB’s
Emerging Issues Task Force.
Cosper will take up her new role on 1 February
2011.