The UK Financial Reporting Council has
appointed Roger Marshall as interim chairman of the Accounting
Standards Board (ASB).

Marshall replaces Ian Mackintosh who was
recently appointed vice-chairman of the International Accounting
Standards Board.

Marshall was previously a senior partner at
PwC where he audited FTSE 100 companies across a variety of
sectors. He was also chairman of PwC’s Corporate Reporting Task
Force in 2008-2009. 

He was also previously a member of the ASB for
six years until 2007. In May, 2010 Marshall was appointed to the
Professional Oversight Board.