The judges
Chief Judge
Sir David Tweedie
Past Chairman
International Accounting Standards Board
Sir David was educated at Edinburgh University (BCom 1966, PhD 1969) and qualified as a Scottish Chartered Accountant in 1972.
He has held senior management positions at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), Thomson McLintock & Co, and KPMG. Prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board to reform the UK’s accounting standards in 1990, Sir David was also Chairman of the UK's Auditing Practices Committee (1986-1990) and the UK's sole representative on the International Auditing Practices Committee (1983-1988).
In 2001, Sir David became the first Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and CEO of the IASC Foundation. He then became President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (2012-2013) and Chairman of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) in 2012.
He was knighted in 1994 and has several awards including The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ Founding Societies Centenary Award for 1997, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants’ Award for 1998, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from The International Accounting Bulletin and the Institute of Financial Accountants. Sir David was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 2013.
Sir David is a Fellow of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University and a visiting Professor of Accounting in the Management School at Edinburgh University. Currently, he chairs the Royal Household Audit Committee for the Sovereign Grant, and the board of trustees of Leuchie House, Scotland's charity giving respite care to those with degenerative diseases.
Belinda Gibson
Former Deputy Chairman
Australian Securities & Investments Commission;
Non-Executive Director
Citigroup Pty Ltd
Belinda was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) until May 2013. She joined ASIC as a Commissioner in November 2007 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in May 2010. Belinda also served as a member of the Financial Reporting Council and the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee. Belinda had responsibility for the oversight of Australia’s capital markets including the exchange traded markets and broker supervision functions and also corporations.
Currently, she is a non-executive director of Citigroup Pty Ltd, Citigroup’s Australian bank subsidiary, Chairman of the AMP Customer Advice Review Panel, and a trustee of The Australian Museum and the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation. She is also a member of the Malaysian Financial Services Professional Board.
From 1987 until joining ASIC she was a corporate law partner at the law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques, specialising in transactional advice and also corporate governance issues. She was a director of Airservices Australia (2000-2004), and of The Sir Robert Menzies Foundation (1990-2007).
Belinda’s qualifications include Bachelor of Economics and of Laws from the University of Sydney, and a Masters of Law from the University of Cambridge. She is an adjunct professor with the UNSW Business School at the University of New South Wales.
Goh Ching Yin
Executive Director, Strategy & Development
Securities Commission Malaysia
Goh Ching Yin is the Executive Director in the Chairman’s Office of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) since 2007. Goh is a Board member of the Audit Oversight Board of the SC, and represents the SC on the Audit Licensing Committee within the Accountant General’s office. He’s also a member of the Intellectual Capital Development Committee of National Innovation Agency Malaysia, and the National Cyber Security Advisory Committee.
He has more than 29 years’ experience in various leadership and management positions in investment banking, regional business development, strategic consultancy, corporate recovery and insolvency; and auditing. Prior to his appointment, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Southern Investment Bank Berhad. From 2000 to 2004, Goh was the Group Managing Director of Corporate Finance for BNP Paribas Group. He has also held senior positions in RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd and Renong Group Bhd. Goh holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.
Raymond Siva
Managing Director
Edelman Indonesia
(formerly Managing Director, Edelman Malaysia)
Raymond Siva joined Edelman in Kuala Lumpur on 1st July 2010, bringing more than 15 years of experience in journalism and communications. In this time, he has grown Edelman to be the largest PR firm in Malaysia with over 30 staff and providing counsel for MRT Corp, FeldaGlobal Ventures IPO, Pemandu, Pavilion KL, Unilever and many more.
He has previously worked with listed corporate entities and global consumer brands, among them Shell, AXA Affin, Castrol, Coca Cola, ESPN, Guinness Anchor and Tag Heuer.
Raymond has solid experience in media strategy, reputation management, investor relations, and editorial process. He holds an LLB from University of London and a Professional Diploma in Public Relations from the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia.
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