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David Tweedie (accountant)

Scottish accountant (born )

This article is about the chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board. For the musician, see Dave Tweedie.

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Sir David Philip TweedieCVO FRSE (born 7 July [1]) is a British accountant. He is the former chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board () and the ninetieth member of The Accounting Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]

Career

Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tweedie graduated with a BCom followed by a PhD in from the University of Edinburgh Management School,[5] and is currently a visiting professor.[6]

He then trained as a Chartered Accountant with Mann Judd Gordon & Co, qualifying in He lectured at his alma mater from to , then became the technical director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) until [7]

In he moved to a large firm of accountants, KMG Thomson McLintock, where he was national research partner.

When KMG merged with Peat Marwick International to form accounting giant KPMG in , he became its national technical partner.

From to Tweedie served as the full-time chairman of the Accounting Standards Board. Then in he was appointed as the initial Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board.

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He retained the role for a decade, through the financial crisis of –, and stood down in June , succeeded by Hans Hoogervorst.[8]

He has been nominated as President of ICAS, an honorary position, for [2]

In September he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Valuation Standards Council

Tweedie was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the Birthday Honours for services to the Royal Household, as chairman of the audit, risk and compliance committee.[9]

Awards

Private life

David Tweedie lives in North Berwick with his wife.

They have two sons.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^Mosley, Charles, ed. (). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (&#;ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry.

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  2. ^ abTweedie lined up for top role at Icas in , The Scotsman, 7 January
  3. ^The Accounting Hall of Fame inducts a new member for Sir David TweedieArchived 8 July at the Wayback Machine, The Accounting Hall of Fame, Fisher college of business, The Ohio state university
  4. ^Sir David Philip Tweedie, The Accounting Hall of Fame, Fisher college of business, The Ohio state university
  5. ^Tweedie, David P.

    (). "Management and incomes policy". hdl/

  6. ^ abSir David Tweedie, Accountancy Age, 11 Nov
  7. ^Sir David Tweedie, IASB chairman, Financial Director magazine, 26 March
  8. ^New IASB chairman must be part-politician, says trustee chiefArchived 13 October at the Wayback Machine, Accountancy Age, 12 Oct
  9. ^"No.

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    Online biography for kids He lectured at his alma mater from to , then became the technical director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland ICAS until I sent that boarding pass to [Richard] Branson with a filthy letter of complaint [about being bumped for a celebrity]. EMS Treasurer In those circumstances, you have to be prepared to walk away.

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  10. ^"Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". . Archived from the original on 18 April Retrieved 4 April
  11. ^Jill Treanor, Calvinist on a clean-up quest, The Guardian, 29 June

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