The global nature of IFRS accounting standards is a unique accomplishment and has made financial statements more comparable over the last 20 years.

Michiel van der Lof

EY Global Corporate Reporting Services Leader

Focused on the global and consistent application of IFRS. Enjoys working with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Areas of focus

Michiel serves as the EY Global Corporate Reporting Services Leader. In this role, he helps to drive global consistency in the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and is a member of EY’s Global IFRS Policy Committee and a member of EY’s Global ISSB Policy Committee. He is responsible for informing clients and engagement teams in EMEIA on current matters with respect to financial reporting including new IFRS standards, ISDS Standards and interpretations and users’ expectations.

Apart from Michiel’s corporate reporting role, he is also an Assurance partner in the Netherlands. He was formerly the EMEIA IFRS Leader and before that, the EMEIA IFRS Leader for Financial Services.

Michiel qualified as a Dutch-certified accountant in 1996 and has more than 25 years’ experience in providing assurance and advisory services to international companies.

How Michiel is building a better working world

“I enjoy coaching people and encouraging them to reach their full potential and identify opportunities. Sharing knowledge is an important part of my role, and I like to use all available media for that including video, webcast, Skype, conferences and, of course, meeting people in person.”

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