Public Interest Oversight Board | PIOB
Richard Thorpe currently serves as the Council Portfolio Holder for Finance, Assets, and Governance for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and is a local councillor for the Liberal Democrats. Additionally, Richard chairs the Audit Governance and Standards Committee, holds the position of Director of the Cambridge Road Estate Joint Venture LLP, and fulfills roles as Deputy Mayor with Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) and a member of multiple expert panels and boards, including ICAEW and the Public Interest Oversight Board. Richard has a strong background in finance and governance from previous positions, including Director of Trustee Activities with the IFRS Foundation and Senior Adviser for the Financial Stability Board. Richard's academic qualifications include an MSc in Global Politics from Birkbeck, University of London, and a BA in English from UCL.
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Public Interest Oversight Board | PIOB
The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) is the global independent oversight body that seeks to improve the quality and public interest focus of the international audit and assurance, and ethics standards formulated by the Standard Setting Boards supported by the International Federation of Accountants. The PIOB provides independent oversight throughout the entire process of standard-setting to help ensure that standards development is fully responsive to stakeholder needs, accountable and transparent.