XBRL International, Inc. appoints Alfred Berkeley of Pipeline Financial Systems to XII Board of Directors. Church, SWIFT CEO of Americas, named to XBRL International Steering Committee to represent US Jurisdiction.
NEW YORK, NY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 -XBRL International, Inc. (XII) announced today that Alfred R. Berkeley, Chairman, Pipeline Financial Systems LLC, was named to the XII Board of Directors. Prior to joining Pipeline Financial Trading, Mr. Berkeley was President and then Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and brings more than 30 years of experience in financial services, securities analysis and investment banking. Mr. Berkeley has also previously served as Chairman of the Board of XBRL U.S. in 2008. He will continue to serve on the XBRL U.S. Board.
“XBRL can improve the accuracy, transparency and timeliness of data in the investment arena,” said Mr. Berkeley. “XBRL U.S. and XBRL International each have unique roles in moving this forward, and I’m glad to be able to lend my expertise to their efforts.”
In other news, XII announced that Chris Church, SWIFT CEO of Americas and Global Head of Securities, was named to the XBRL International Steering Committee (ISC) as the official jurisdiction representative for XBRL US. Mr. Church also serves on the XBRL U.S. Board.
“Al and Chris add important expertise in the capital markets and will play key global leadership roles in helping to move XBRL adoption forward around the world," said Anthony Fragnito, CPA, CEO of XBRL International, Inc. “I look forward to collaborating with them to accelerate adoption of XBRL, engage a broader community of participants in development of the standard, and nurture the market for more analytical and business intelligence tools for investors, regulators and analysts to use XBRL-tagged information.”
About XBRL International, Inc.
XBRL International, Inc. (XII) is the global standard setting organization for XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), an electronic business reporting standard. XII is a not-for-profit consortium comprised of more than 650 public and private sector organizations from more than 30 countries that collaborate to improve decision making across business and government by enhancing the way that performance information is defined, prepared, exchanged and analyzed. XII is responsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the XBRL standard and the promotion and support of its adoption. Interested companies and agencies are encouraged to join the XBRL International consortium and participate in building the future of electronic business reporting. To learn more about these opportunities visit.About XBRL International.
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