JICPA announces Chairman and President for 2016-2019
On April 11, 2016, JICPA named Aiko Sekine as the Chairman and President for 2016-2019 during the meeting of incoming Council members.
Aiko Sekine who currently serves as one of the Deputy Presidents of JICPA and who is also a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata in Japan, is the first female Chairman and President to serve in the JICPA office. She will succeed Kimitaka Mori, effective July 25, 2016, at the 50th annual general meeting.
She served as a member of International Ethics Standard Board for Accountant (IESBA) from 2008 to 2010, and is currently a member of Accounting Standards Board of Japan and Business Accounting Council of Financial Services Agency in Japan.
The appointment of deputy presidents and executive board members for 2016-2019 will be made in July.
