30/06/2022 - EFRAG Board President Jean-Paul Gauzès delivers a message as his mandate comes to an end

Today, 30 June, marks the last day of Jean-Paul Gauzès as EFRAG Board President after two consecutive mandates since 2016. Read now his message.

As from tomorrow, Hans Buysse will assume his role as new EFRAG Administrative Board President.

EFRAG Board President Jean-Paul Gauzès' message:

"EFRAG has succesfully carried out its financial reporting mission over the last six years and managed to cope with the challenges of the pandemic. EFRAG has now been confirmed as technical advisor to the EC under the CSRD and given the new responsibility for developing draft European sustainability reporting standards.

I want to thank the members of the EFRAG Administrative Board, the EFRAG Financial Reporting Board, the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board, their supporting TEGs and Working Groups and the PTF-ESRS, and the EFRAG Secretariat for their work and the excellent results we have achieved during my mandate as EFRAG Board President. I also want to express my gratitude to all that have contributed to the EFRAG activities in various forms and ways.

I am especially grateful to Commissioner McGuinness for her confidence in EFRAG and myself. I have appreciated the spirit of cooperation with the Commission services.

I wish my successor and friend Hans Buysse as EFRAG Administrative Board President from 1 July 2022 and the entire EFRAG team every success."

Jean-Paul Gauzès