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 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tweedie graduated with a

BCom A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa ...

followed by a PhD 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 alma mater from 1973 to 1978, then became the technical director of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is the world's first professional body of Chartered Accountants (CAs). It is a regulator, educator, influencer and thought leader. ICAS act as a thought leader and voice of the professiona ...

(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

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. 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 The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator in the UK and Ireland based in London Wall in the City of London, responsible for regulating auditors, accountants and actuaries, and setting the UK's Corporate Governance and ...

. Then in 2001 he was appointed as the initial Chairman of the

. He retained the role for a decade, through the

financial crisis of 2007–2010 Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fi ...

, 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

International Valuation Standards Council The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is an independent, not-for-profit, private sector standards organisation incorporated in the United States and with its operational headquarters in London, UK. IVSC develops international techn ...

Tweedie was appointed

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, Mon ...

(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

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted univ ...

in 1996 *

ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members ...

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

Accountancy Age ''Accountancy Age'' is an online trade publication for accountants and financial staff in the United Kingdom. After running from 1969 to 2011 with a circulation of over 60,000 in print, it changed with effect from May 2011 to an online-only publ ...

'' 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

Career

Awards

Private life

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