Former PCAOB Chief Auditor Martin Baumann Backs Out of IAASB Gig
Last month, we reported that Martin Baumann, the former chief auditor and director of professional standards at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, was going to be the next chair of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. But due to “unforeseen personal circumstances,” he’s decided not to take the job. In a statement, Baumann […]
Martin Baumann Found a Job at Another Auditing Standard-Setter With a Five-Letter Acronym
Nearly four months after he left his position of chief auditor and director of professional standards at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Martin Baumann has a new gig: chair of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Baumann, who was appointed to a three-year term that begins on Jan. 1, 2019, replaces […]
Michael Stevenson Latest to Bid Adieu to the PCAOB
Another one bites the dust. This time it’s Michael Stevenson, longtime Public Company Accounting Oversight Board deputy general counsel. Stevenson, who joined the PCAOB in 2003, had served as deputy general counsel since March 2007, according to a July 24 PCAOB press release that announced his departure. During that time, Stevenson “provided legal counsel in […]