AB Magazine: Interview with IAASB Chair Tom Seidenstein
Having taken the helm of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in July 2019, Tom Seidenstein recognises the challenges posed by the loss of trust in audit quality and the intense scrutiny the profession is experiencing. He intends to respond by embracing innovation while maintaining high-quality standard-setting.
Unlike his predecessor, Professor Arnold Schilder, Seidenstein isn’t a member of the audit profession. Nevertheless, he sees strong markets, high-quality standards and a high-quality profession as directly linked. ‘I believe the profession is essential to making our economies and markets work better,’ he says. ‘That will only occur if we are able to attract the best and brightest to the profession.