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Blaise has 10 years of experience in public practice. During this time he has worked at Grant Thornton as an audit manager, Gobodo Incorporated as a senior manager in their technical standards division, Protect a Partner International as Head of Accounting and Technical Excellence and most recently as a technical director at W.Consulting. His areas of expertise include, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), IFRS for SMEs, Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) and ISA (International Auditing Standards).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bruce Mackenzie was appointed to the International Accounting Standards Board in October 2020, filling the Africa seat. He has more than two decades of technical accounting experience as a preparer of IFRS financial statements assisting companies globally with their reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He joined the IASB for an initial term of five years from W.Consulting-an international firm providing advisory and technological solutions to companies applying IFRS Accounting Standards\u2014where he held the position of managing director for over a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was appointed as Chair of the IFRS Interpretations Committee from 1 March 2022. Mr Mackenzie also served as a member on the IFRS Interpretations Committee from July 2014 to June 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of South Africa and has served as Chair of the Standard Setters Committee of PAFA (Pan African Federation of Accountants).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Mackenzie qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor in South Africa. He worked in the Deloitte IFRS Centre of Excellence in London before moving to Barclays Capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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