Enhancing the Public Interest

The PIOB´s purpose is to ensure that international standards in auditing and assurance, ethics and independence are responsive to the public interest and thereby enhance confidence in corporate reporting and in the services of professional accountants, auditors and other assurance providers.

We meet our purpose by complementing our Oversight and Nominations roles and with the following tools:

Public Interest Oversight Board

The PIOB is the global independent body which serves the public interest by appointing members to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) and overseeing their standard-setting.
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2026 Invitations for Applications for new vacancies and How to Apply

All applications received will be objectively evaluated in respect of the skills and experience of candidates to assess suitability for the role.

Our mission

Is to ensure that international standards in auditing and assurance, ethics and independence are responsive to the public interest and thereby enhance confidence in corporate reporting and in the services of professional accountants, auditors and other assurance providers.

Our vision

Is for global standards prepared with multi-stakeholder perspectives to meet capital market and wider user needs, through their capacity for consistent and ethical application in the public interest.

See our latest Public Interest Issues identified in the current projects of the standard-setting boards

Next meetings (2026)

March 25 – Virtual

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April 15-17 – Madrid

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May 6 – IAASB – Virtual

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June 8-11 – IESBA – New York

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October 24 – IESBA – Virtual

Our latest

13 March 2026
The PIOB welcomes Emily Fitts as new Chair of the Monitoring Group
We look forward to working with Emily in her new role, building on the work of her predecessor, Ryan Wolfe said Tshego Modise, PIOB Chair
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PIOB-NEWS-nominations
11 March 2026
The PIOB SSB NomCo issues new global Invitations for Applications to the IESBA and the IAASB
The Standard-Setting Boards Nominations Committee has issued Invitations for Applications to the IAASB and the IESBA
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PIOB NEWS Publications
6 March 2026
New Q4 – 2025 oversight publications available
New PIOB quarterly publications available.
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Dr. Han Yi

PIOB member – since 2025

Han Yi is a distinguished accounting professional, with expertise in standard-setting, corporate governance and sustainability reporting. He is Professor of Accounting at Korea University Business School, specializing in capital markets, corporate governance, and corporate reporting.

He also serves as a director of the Korea Corporate Governance Forum (since March 2026). From March 2023 to February 2026, Han served as Chairman of both the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB) and the Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB), and as CEO of the Korea Accounting Institute (KAI).

Previously, Han has advised the Korean Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Services Commission, served on the Presidential Transition Committee for Korea’s 20th President, and held outside director and audit committee positions at major Korean corporations.

Han holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a B.B.A. from Seoul National University, and previously taught at the University of Oklahoma’s Steed School of Accounting.