Brett Maloney FIPA, FFA, joined the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2025 after being nominated by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

Mr. Maloney currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer for the IPA after being appointed in 2018 following several years in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Achievements include implementation of change initiatives such as Integrated Reporting and ICT transition to cloud infrastructure and applications for the IPA Group.

Prior to joining the IPA Mr. Maloney held senior finance roles in Australia and the UK obtaining commercial experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Distribution and Service sectors. These were in a diverse range of entities from privately held to listed companies providing him with a comprehensive understanding of large corporate and small business challenges.

Mr. Maloney is a Fellow of both the Institute of Public Accountants, the Institute of Financial Accountants (UK) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr. Maloney holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from RMIT University in Melbourne.

Verily Molatedi joined the Professional Accountancy Organization Development and Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)

Mrs. Molatedi is currently the Chief Executive Officer of BICA. Prior to joining BICA, she worked at Senior Management level for a number of state-owned entities in Botswana.

She is currently Board Member of Letshego Financial Services, and she has sat in a number of Boards in Botswana as well as the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) Board. She represents PAFA in the Governing Council of the African Professionalization Initiative (API).

Luisa Salcedo joined the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Instituto Nacional de Contadores Públicos (INCP) of Colombia.

Mrs. Salcedo is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of INCP. Previously, she was a partner at PwC Colombia, where she led Assurance and Capital Markets Services starting in 1994.

Mrs. Salcedo also served on the PwC South American Governance Board and the Colombia Board of Directors for over 10 years.  She is currently a member of the board of directors of several medium-sized companies in Colombia.

Mrs. Salcedo is a Certified Public Accountant and earned her bachelor's degree in Accounting from San Buenaventura University.

Jingshi Wang became a member of PAODAG in January 2025, nominated by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA).

Mrs. Wang holds the position of Deputy Director in the Research and Development Department of CICPA, where she is responsible for conducting research on both theory and practice regarding the development of the Chinese accounting profession and accounting firms, as well as international exchanges between PAOs in Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Prior to this role, she was seconded to the Accounting Regulatory Department of the Ministry of Finance, P.R.China.

Mrs. Wang holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs from Sciences Po in France.

Kate Holroyd-Smith joined the IFAC PAO Development Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). 

Mrs. Holroyd-Smith is currently the Director for International Development at the ICAEW, responsible for ICAEW’s engagement across Africa and South Asia as well as Capacity Building work globally. Prior to this role she worked in the diplomatic service with the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as an international media rights Sales Director.

She also sits on the Member Development Committee of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA).

Mrs. Holroyd-Smith has a degree in Economics from the University of Manchester.

Anas Abouelmikias joined the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2024, nominated by Ordre des Experts Comptables du Royaume du Maroc (OECM).

Mr. Abouelmikias is the President & Founder of the audit firm FINACS, which audits a wide range of companies of different sizes and sectors. He began his career working for Big Four audit firms. He is presently a member of the International Relations Committee of OECM. He is also a former Senior Financial Management Specialist at the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He is currently a consultant for international donors, focusing on public financial management and fiduciary matters in the Middle East and Africa, and an independent reviewing for the INTOSAI Development Initiative

Mr. Abouelmikias holds a master's degree in finance from ISCAE Casablanca and a French CPA degree.

Farrukh Rehman joined the IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization Development & Advisory Group in January 2024. Previously he had served as Technical Advisor on the advisory group. He was nominated to the advisory group by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

Mr. Rehman is the President of ICAP and an elected member of the council of ICAP. He also served as its Vice President for the term 2017-18. He is currently the Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board and Sustainability working group. He previously led various ICAP committees, including the auditing, examination, education, financial sector and chartered accountants women committee.

Mr. Rehman is a member of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Board and member of SAFA's Accounting Standards Committee. He also represents ICAP at the BRI National Accounting Standards Cooperation Forum.

Mr. Rehman has a bachelor’s of commerce degree from Karachi University in 1991 and became Chartered Accountant in 1996. He became partner in A.F.Ferguson & Co (a member firm of PwC Network of Firms) in 2004 and has extensive experience in audit and assurance services.

Panagiotis Alamanos became a member of the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2024. He was nominated by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He is the Managing Partner of Crowe Greece.

He earned a BSc from the London School of Economics and a MSCc from the Bayes Business School. He is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece