Sir David Philip Tweedie (born 7 July 1944) is a British accountant. He is the former chairman of the

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(2001-2011) and the ninetieth member of The Accounting Hall of Fame.

Career

Born in

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, Tweedie graduated with a

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followed by a

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in 1969 from the University of Edinburgh Management School, and is currently a visiting professor.Sir David Tweedie
''Accountancy Age'', 11 Nov 2004 He then trained as a Chartered Accountant with Mann Judd Gordon & Co, qualifying in 1972. He lectured at his

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from 1973 to 1978, then became the technical director of the

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(ICAS) until 1981.Sir David Tweedie, IASB chairman
''Financial Director'' magazine, 26 March 2008 In 1982 he moved to a large firm of accountants, KMG Thomson McLintock, where he was national research partner. When KMG merged with Peat Marwick International to form accounting giant

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in 1987, he became its national technical partner. From 1990 to 2000 Tweedie served as the full-time chairman of the Accounting Standards Board. Then in 2001 he was appointed as the initial Chairman of the

. He retained the role for a decade, through the

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, and stood down in June 2011, succeeded by

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. He has been nominated as President of ICAS, an honorary position, for 2012.Tweedie lined up for top role at Icas in 2012
''

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'', 7 January 2010 In September 2012 he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the

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Tweedie was appointed

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(CVO) in the

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for services to the Royal Household, as chairman of the audit, risk and compliance committee.

Awards

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1994 *Honorary degrees from at least seven UK universities **Including Honorary Doctorate from

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in 1996 *

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's Founding Societies Centenary Award, 1997 * CIMA Award 1998 *''

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'' Personality of the Year 2004 and Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession * ICAS Vice-President 2011 * The ninetieth member of The Accounting Hall of Fame, 2013

Private life

David Tweedie lives in

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with his wife. They have two sons.Jill Treanor
Calvinist on a clean-up quest
''The Guardian'', 29 June 2002

References

External links

IASB Chairman
- Sir David Tweedie's profile at the IASB {{DEFAULTSORT:Tweedie, David 1944 births Living people People from Newcastle upon Tyne Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Business School Scottish accountants International Accounting Standards Board members Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh

Career

Awards

Private life

See also

References

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