Professionals on the Move - Sept 1, 2021

Professionals on the move is a round-up of recent promotions in the accounting and tax space.

Three new members appointed to the IFRS Interpretations Committee

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, who are responsible for the oversight and governance of the International Accounting Standards Board (Board), recently appointed Andre Besson, Karen Higgins and M P Vijay Kumar to the IFRS Interpretations Committee (Committee).

New members include the following:

Andre Besson is a finance and control professional with more than 25 years of experience, of which half has been in accounting policy and technical accounting. He is currently Head of Financial Reporting Guidelines at Nestlé SA in Switzerland. He is also co-chair of SwissHoldings’ Working Group on Accounting and Reporting and a member of BusinessEurope’s Accounting Harmonisation Working Group and Sounding Board.

Karen Higgins is an audit and assurance partner at Deloitte and has specialised in the financial services industry for more than 30 years. She is the leader of the Canadian IFRS Center of Excellence, and the Canadian firm representative on the Deloitte Global IFRS Leadership Team. Karen is also a former vice-chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board.

M P Vijay Kumar is Chief Financial Officer at Sify Technologies, one of India’s largest information and communications technology companies. He is a council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and serves as chair of its Accounting Standards Board. Vijay is also on the IFRS Advisory Council and the SME Implementation Group.

All appointments take immediate effect for a term ending 30 June 2024. Jongsoo Han (Korea Accounting Standards Board) and Robert Uhl (Deloitte) completed their terms at the end of June. Bertrand Perrin (Vivendi) stepped down from the Interpretations Committee before his term ended to assume his new role as a Board member.

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UHY Hires Mehmet Ugur as Principal Focused on Real Estate Taxation

UHY Advisors, (UHY), one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional services firms, recently announced that Mehmet Ugur, CPA joins the team as Principal in the Houston Office.

Ugur has more than 11 years of public accounting experience in Big Four and top international accounting firms. He helps clients with their tax compliance and business consulting needs, including managing numerous facets of partnership and real estate taxation, as well as tax structuring and compliance for closely held businesses and their owners. Ugur also has significant real estate industry experience and expertise related to corporations, partnerships, and other pass-through entities.

He graduated from San Diego State University with a master’s degree in accounting with an emphasis in taxation.