The XBRL International Board of Directors serves as the primary Governing Body of the Corporation as a not-for-profit membership corporation under Delaware General Corporation Law.
The Board of Directors is comprised of senior leaders and experts with broad international experience in financial, business and regulatory reporting, accounting and standard setting. The Board advises and assists in executing strategic opportunities, identifies critical regulatory and accounting convergence trends for which the XBRL standard could be used as a solution, and develops long-term growth and sustainability strategies for the XBRL consortium.
Wes Bricker, Chair is the Global Assurance Leader at PwC. His leadership and oversight of the Assurance practice encompasses audit quality, business development and portfolio strategy, human capital, diversity, innovation, and technology. Wes brings a track record of leadership in the global capital markets and the public accounting profession. Prior to joining PwC US, Wes served as the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Chief Accountant. In that role, he was the principal advisor to the Commission on accounting and auditing matters, and was also responsible for assisting the Commission with discharging its oversight of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). In addition, he served as Chair of the Monitoring Group, leading the group’s efforts in advancing the public interest in international audit standard setting and audit quality.
Mardi McBrien, Vice-Chair is a Director at the IFRS Foundation where she is currently playing an active role in setting up the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Prior to the IFRS Foundation, Mardi spent over a decade leading the global ESG standard setter, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the multi-award-winning team to develop high quality disclosure standards and thought leadership on environmental and social issues to drive greater consistency and comparability of information reported to capital markets. Mardi has enjoyed a vibrant career which involved her leading high profile flagship environmental campaigns for WWF, to working on the United Kingdom’s carbon market policy for their Department for Energy and Climate Change and public private partnership management. Originally qualifying as a forester and environmental scientist in Australia (Melbourne University) and agricultural economist (UK, SOAS), her volunteer activities include being the trustee of one of the oldest environmental NGOs in the world, the International Tree Foundation, a founding Board member of WOCAN – Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management / W+ Standard, a school governor and a member of the ICAEW Sustainability Advisory Committee. Mardi was awarded UK environmental campaigner of the year by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation in 2013 and in 2021 and was selected as one of the ESG Foundation’s ones to watch.
Christine Tan, PhD, Treasurer Christine Tan, Ph.D., is the Director of Data Solutions at FactSet and former Co-founder and Chief Research Officer of idaciti (recently acquired). At idaciti, Christine oversaw all research functions related to financial data analyses, data quality assurance and the application of machine learning to financial and non-financial datasets. Prior to that, she was the XBRL Project Manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) from 2010- 2011. At the FASB, she led the team that was responsible for updating the US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy for new accounting pronouncements, common reporting practices and for ongoing taxonomy architectural developments.
Christine was also part of the core team at XBRL US that was contracted by the SEC to design and build the XBRL US GAAP Taxonomy. She is a member of the FASB’s Taxonomy Advisory Group and the IFRS Taxonomy Consultative Group. She was also a professor in accounting at Hunter College – City University of New York and received her Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, and a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Björn Fastabend serves as Head of the XBRL unit at BaFin, Germany’s federal financial supervisory agency, where he oversees all XBRL-related activities and leads the implementation of strategic initiatives, including the development of national taxonomies and an XBRL reporting processing platform. With over a decade of experience in XBRL from a regulatory perspective, he brings deep expertise in standardization, digital reporting, and the practical application of XBRL technologies in regulatory contexts. Prior to his current role, Björn built a strong foundation in Software Engineering, working in both development and project management across global environments. His technical background, combined with his regulatory experience, positions him uniquely to contribute to the alignment of XBRL with emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of AI and structured data analytics.
Björn has been actively involved with XBRL International for many years, having served as chair of the Best Practices Board where he championed the creation of key guidance documents and initiatives to boost XBRL adoption. His involvement in various European regulatory working groups has further enriched his understanding of XBRL implementation across different jurisdictions. A passionate advocate for knowledge sharing, Björn has experience as a guest lecturer in computer science and continues to promote the understanding and adoption of XBRL standards across industries. He holds a particular interest in exploring synergies between XBRL and emerging technologies to enhance regulatory analytics and reporting efficiency.
Thomas Klement is managing director at software vendor ABZ Reporting GmbH. He is providing software and services for e-reporting with XBRL in the areas of business registers, tax declaration and regulatory reporting since 2004.
Thomas serves in numerous xBRL boards (BoD, xBRL Europe, xBRL Germany) and working groups to advance the digitization of corporate reports through appropriate standards. He is committed to closing gaps in digitization needs. His current focus is on strategic product management for ESG report creation and analysis software. He contributes to improve the quality and interoperability of upcoming ESG taxonomies and help make xBRL standards fit for future challenges.
At the beginning of his career at the Fraunhofer research organization he worked on XML standard setting in the field of databases and semantic web. With this background, he moved to the area of standardized business reporting with xBRL.
Liu Meiling is an associate professor, Director of the Auditing Department at Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI), China. With 19 years of professional experience, she engages in research, teaching, consulting, and academic services in the fields of accounting, auditing, tax and information system.
Dr. Meiling has actively participated in various social initiatives. She has served as a lecturer at the Experience Center of XBRL China(ECXC) since 2013, and as a member of the Accounting Informatization Professional Committee at the Accounting Society of China (ASC) since 2015. From 2015, she contributed as a BPB member of XII for 5years. In 2018 and 2021, she was respectively selected as an expert for the Foreign Financial Talent Pool and Big Data Application Talent Pool, MOF China. Since 2019, she has served as a consulting expert for both the first and second National Accounting Informatization Standardization Technical Committees.
As a pioneer in advancing accounting and auditing informatization through XBRL, Dr. Meiling has accumulated extensive experience in XBRL research, education, and international collaboration. Since 2010, she has published multiple XBRL-related academic works, participated in national-level XBRL projects, participated in formulating the General Classification Standard of Accounting Standards for Chinese Enterprises, and provided continuous XBRL training programs through ECXC and sustained public services for BPB to promote global XBRL adoption.
Maria Mora Dr. Maria Mora is the Head of Risk and Fraud Solutions at the Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) of Data Intelligence at Fujitsu. She is an international specialist on digital innovation within the regulatory industry with 16 years of experience leading and managing Digital Business Transformation projects within the financial and sustainability regulatory reporting areas. Maria was Chair and member of the Best Practices Board at XBRL International (2016-2021), and currently is a member of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), the Taskforce for the preparatory work for the elaboration of possible EU Non-Financial Reporting Standard (PTF-NFRS) and the IFRS Consultative Group (ITCG). Maria is Liaison representative at the ISO TC64(Financial Services) and TC322(Sustainable Finance), Chair of the Eurofiling Academic events since 2016 and member of the Spanish Accounting and Business Administration Association (AECA).
Maria has led and participated in projects such as the CDP taxonomy (environmental data), AECA taxonomy (ESG data), FINREP, Spanish GAAP and COREP (Basel II). Previously, she worked at CDP, XBRL Spain and AtoS Consulting Spain for the dissemination of the XBRL standard within the Spanish regulatory and supervisory entities. She has been speaker at top international conferences such as the World Investment Forum (United Nations), the COP25, and The European Central Bank among others. Maria holds a Phd in engineering from Bristol University and a degree in Computer Engineering from University of Huelva in Spain.
Maria is author and co-author of several international articles related to Regulatory Reporting, ESG, AI, Blockchain, XBRL and Information Technologies.
CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda , FCA, is elected as the 73rd President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the world’s largest accounting body for 2025-26. With over 34 years of experience as a practising Chartered Accountant since 1991, he has earned a distinguished reputation both professionally and academically. CA Charanjot Singh Nanda achieved a Bachelor of Commerce degree from M.L.N. College in 1987, securing positions on the Merit List of Kurukshetra University. He ranked 35th in the CA Inter Examination and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991.
He served as a member of the Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of ICAI from 1998-2004, including as its chairman in 2002-03. Elected to the Central Council of ICAI in 2004, Nanda has served six terms and was elected as Vice President of ICAI in 2024-25. In addition to his leadership roles, he has chaired several key committees, including the Digital Accounting and Assurance Board, which showcased ICAI as the world’s first accounting body that issued Forensic Accounting & Investigation Standards.
As President, CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda chairs all ICAI’s standing committees and the ex-officio member of all Non-Standing Committees and is the Editor-in-chief of The Chartered Accountant journal. He also leads various initiatives, including the research wing, ICAI Accounting Research Foundation as Chairman and multiple welfare funds for the CA community. Actively engaged with government bodies and regulators, serving on the boards of Insurance regulator, IRDAI and the Capital Market regulator SEBI, and representing ICAI internationally in bodies like SAFA, PAFA, and AFA. He is also the Director on the Board of the Institute of Social Auditors of India (ISAI), ICAI Registered Valuers Organisation (ICAI RVO) and The Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIIPI).
Known for his humility, compassion, and leadership, CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda’s contributions continue to shape the profession, positioning ICAI as a key player in global accounting standards and national development.
Kris Nathanail is Director of Standards Development at IOSCO. In this role, she leads the team responsible for the oversight and coordination of IOSCO’s policy work, including both that of its policy committees and Board-level task forces.
Having joined IOSCO in 2018, Kris has held a number of roles including working on financial stability and on money market funds, as well as margin practices with the FSB. Prior to being appointed to Director of Standards Development, she was Chief of Staff and, amongst other things, led IOSCO’s work on Sustainable Finance, coordinating its work on the endorsement of the ISSB Standards, Carbon Markets and ESG ratings and data providers.
Previously, Kris spent four years at the UK Financial Conduct Authority where she managed the EU withdrawal policy team, acted as senior advisor to the Director of Policy and also worked in the asset management and funds policy team and represented the FCA in European and international work.
Kris holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in North American and European Political Affairs from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She also holds an MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.
Anand Padmanabhan Anand was the Head of International Business Development and the CEO of their Singapore subsidiary of IRIS Business Services Ltd. In 2018, Anand relocated to the US. In Singapore he was promoting the adoption of XBRL across regulators in APAC and Middle East. He conducted workshops for over 40 Regulators, participated in conferences in over 30 countries. While facilitating the sale of IRIS’ products and services, he was actively involved in project implementation for most of IRIS’ regulatory customers. As a member of the projects’ Working Committees, Anand had a complete 360-degree view of the projects and was involved in implementations in over 12 countries. In each of these implementations he has been involved in project governance covering areas of taxonomy development, advisory support and guidance and the customization of IRIS’ software products.
In the US, he is involved in various local implementations. Anand was involved in the design and development of IRIS’ solution for reporting into the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As a member of XBRL US working group for Standard Government Reporting, he has been actively involved in the promotion of the adoption of the standard for the digitizing of ACFRs (Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports) by state and federal agencies. He was instrumental in pilot programmes for XBRL US – working group’s activities. In Latin America he has been engaging several Regulators in Brazil and Argentina. Anand has been engaging several Regulators in Africa. Recently Anand was instrumental in pitching for the digitization of sustainability standards for an international sustainability standards organization. After winning the project he represents the company as the Project Director for the implementation of the project.
Anand has been as an active member of XBRL International’s Nomination Committee.
Anand is an accountant by qualification. He has over 35+ years of experience in the IT industry and has been an entrepreneur.
