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:
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
IAASB PII January 2026
IESBA PII January 2026
Next meetings (2026)
March 25 – Virtual
April 15-17 – Madrid
May 6 – IAASB – Virtual
June 8-11 – IESBA – New York
October 24 – IESBA – Virtual
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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.
