Kathryn Cearns, Consultant Accountant with Herbert Smith, has been appointed as a member of the UITF.

David Loweth has been appointed as the Board’s Technical Director, having being Acting Technical Director since February 2006.

Ian Mackintosh, ASB Chairman, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board’s Committee on Accounting for Smaller Entities (CASE), taking over from Isobel Sharp.

David Loweth replaces Ian as Chairman of the Board’s Financial Industries and Other Special Industries Committee (FSOSIC).