PCAOB appoints new advisory group members

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has announced the appointment of new members of its two advisory groups. 

The appointees join continuing members of the Investor Advisory Group (IAG) and the Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group (SEIAG). Advisory group members are appointed for two-year terms.

The IAG was established by the PCAOB to provide the PCAOB with investors’ perspectives on the PCAOB’s agenda. The IAG furthers the PCAOB’s mission to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of “informative, accurate, and independent” audit reports. 

The IAG appointments include Steven R. Grey, Satyam Khanna, Steven Lipiner, Jeffrey P. Mahoney, J.D., CPA, Amy Copeland McGarrity, CFA, Sandra J. Peters, CPA, CFA, Nemit Shroff, Ph.D. and Gary G. Walsh, CFA, CPA.

The SEIAG was established by the PCAOB to advise on existing standards, proposed standards, potential new standards, and on other matters, such as emerging issues, that are of significance to the PCAOB’s work to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of “informative, accurate, and independent” audit reports.

The SEIAG appointments include Preeti Choudhary, Ph.D., Brian T. Croteau, CPA, James H. Freis, Jr., J.D., CFA, Robert Hirth, Jr., Steven Lipiner, Jeffrey P. Mahoney, J.D., CPA, Jamila Abston Mayfield, CPA, CFE, CFF, Sandra J. Peters, CPA, CFA, Laura J. Phillips, CPA, Stephen D. Rivera, CPA, Kurt N. Schacht, J.D., CFA, G. Alan Skinner, CPA, and John W. White. 

PCAOB chair Erica Y. Williams said: “Advisory groups bring insightful and valuable feedback to the PCAOB to support our investor-protection mission. We thank all IAG and SEIAG members for their willingness to serve and for sharing their valuable time and perspectives with us.”