XBRL International Announces 2011 International Steering Committee Election Results
BEIJING, CHINA, OCTOBER 18, 2010- XBRL International, Inc. (XII) announced today that during its October meeting in Beijing, Arleen Thomas, Senior Vice President, Member Competency and Development, AICPA, has been elected Chair of the XII International Steering Committee (ISC) for 2011. Dave Van den Ende, Director, Deloitte, was elected as 2nd Vice Chair representing At-Large members.
Five At-Large members of the ISC were also elected: Li Dan, China Ministry of Finance; John Turner, CoreFiling; Caetano Nobre, MZ Consult S.A.; Shiping Liu, Global Business Intelligence Consulting Corporation (GBICC); and Avinash Chander, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
“As a global standards organization, XBRL International is pleased to work with a diverse, talented community of volunteers who are committed to the future of the XBRL standard,” said Anthony Fragnito, CPA, CEO of XBRL International. “I want to congratulate our new ISC members and leadership. I look forward to collaborating with them to accelerate adoption of XBRL and engage a broad community of participants in its development.”
"I am passionate about the role of the International Steering Committee as a critical component of the governance of XII and as a voice for the membership,” said Arleen Thomas, CPA, ISC Chairman. “Proactively engaging our members, listening to their needs and concerns is of primary importance to me. I am convinced that XBRL will continue to transform processes within the business reporting supply chain. Further, I see tremendous potential for XBRL in improving reporting beyond the traditional financial statements."
For additional information about the ISC leadership, please visit www.xbrl.org.
About XBRL International, Inc.
XBRL International, Inc. (XII) is a not-for-profit consortium of approximately 650 companies and agencies worldwide working together to build the XBRL standard and promote its adoption. The consortium members meet periodically in international conferences and conduct committee work regularly via conference calls. Elections to the International Steering Committee are held each year after October 15th.
This collaborative effort began in 1998 and has produced a variety of specifications and taxonomies to support the goal of providing a standard, XML-based language for digitizing business reports in accordance with the rules of accounting in each country or with other reporting regimes such as banking regulation or performance benchmarking. You can read more about our history, the missions of the working groups that carry out much of the work of the organization, and the elected steering committee that sets the goals of the consortium. Interested companies and agencies are encouraged to join the XBRL International consortium and participate in building the future of electronic business reporting through the technical working groups,practice working groups, business committees and governing boards. About XBRL International.
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