Andreas Barckow is the chairman of the

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(IASB). He became chairman of the IASB on 1 July 2021. He was previously the President of the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany. He previously worked for

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. Upon becoming IASB chairman he stated that his top priorities are accounting for

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and addressing sustainability and ESG issues.

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