PIOB Seeks Applicants for IESBA Vacancies Beginning in 2027 IESBA Encourages Qualified Professionals to Apply
The Public Interest Oversight Board’s (PIOB) Standard Setting Boards Nominations Committee is now accepting applications for three vacancies on the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), with terms beginning January 1, 2027. The application period closes on May 3, 2026.
Serving as a member of the IESBA offers a unique opportunity for experienced professionals to help shape global ethics and independence standards in the public interest. These vacancies include one practitioner, as defined in the Monitoring Group recommendations, and two non‑practitioners.
The PIOB seeks candidates with strong technical expertise and practical experience to support the IESBA’s delivery of its 2024–2027 Strategy and Work Plan and to help frame its 2028–2030 Strategy and Work Plan. In particular, candidates with experience in areas such as impact of technology, organizational culture, capital market, company and financial institution development are encouraged to apply.
IESBA members play an increasingly strategic role within the Board’s multistakeholder composition of sixteen members, helping guide the Board’s responsiveness to evolving public-interest needs. Supported by an expanded and enhanced technical staff, IESBA members provide strategic direction to the development of relevant, timely, and high-quality international standards that enhance public trust in financial and non-financial information that is fundamental to the proper functioning and sustainability of organizations, financial markets and economies worldwide.
In addition, the PIOB has issued an Invitation for Application for three practitioner vacancies on the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) providing experienced professionals a chance to contribute to IAASB’s strategic development of global auditing and assurance standards in the public interest.
Applications are welcomed from candidates worldwide, with particular encouragement for applicants from Asia, North America, and Latin America. Experience in jurisdictions with significant capital markets will be advantageous.
For more details on the nomination process, visit the PIOB’s nominations webpage or contact SSBNominations@ipiob.org.
About IESBA
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is an independent global standard-setting board. The IESBA’s mission is to serve the public interest by setting high-quality, international ethics (including independence) standards as a cornerstone to ethical behavior in business and organizations, and to public trust in financial and non-financial information that is fundamental to the proper functioning and sustainability of organizations, financial markets and economies worldwide.
Along with the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), the IESBA is part of the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA). The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) oversees IESBA and IAASB activities and the public interest responsiveness of the standards.
Contact Information:
Rui Peres Jorge
Director, Strategy and Communications
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)
ruiperesjorge@ethicsboard.org | Direct: +351 966-301-383
Zsolt Bobis
Lead, Communications
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)
zsoltbobis@ethicsboard.org