At present Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the IASB, is busy with the process of setting new IFRS-standards. Before his term as Chairman at the IASB, he has been chairman of the AFM, where he had overseen the investigation into the Dutch accountancy firms.
Hans Hoogervorst started as a History student. Meanwhile, he feels like an economist, but without the title and has had an interesting career. After being chairman at the AFM in The Netherlands and has been assigned as chairman of the IASB for a second term in London.
Alex Brenninkmeijer, former National Ombudsman, is now a member of the European Court of Auditors. He audits the functioning of the European Union Institutions. Furthermore he thinks that institutions should learn from their experiences and that the European Court of Auditors should have a positive tone.
In this column, Gulsan Ergul tells about her first 5 years after graduating and she gives some tips for a happy career.
Bart Dierynck, associate professor bij Tilburg University, bespreekt hoe de accountantsroulatie verbetert kan worden.
Willem Drees sr. has been prime-minister of The Netherlands from 1948 till 1958. He lead The Netherlands during harsh times. In this article Martin van Tuijl writes about different prime-ministers of The Netherlands. All of them were important for history and examples for current prime-ministers, but also for Martin van Tuijl as a person.
