Numerary Member
Social Sciences: PhD in Economics and Business Studies
Date of admission: 19 June 2019
Admission speech: “Are We Ready for the Next Crisis?”
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. José Mª Gay de Liébana Saludas, PhD in Economics and Law
Outstanding career: Expert in international auditing standards and financial control, senior partner of international firms and member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia. Recognized for his contribution to European accounting harmonization and professional ethics in auditing.
Dr. FREDERIC BORRÀS PÀMIES
- Born in 1951.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Bachelor (1975) and PhD (1993) in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Barcelona.
- MBA from ESADE Business School (1978).
- Chartered Accountant (1979).
- Member of the Official Register of Auditors (ROAC).
- Certified Public Accountant (USA, 1981).
- Graduate of IESE Business School (University of Navarra).
- Finance Course at Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA, 1980).
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).
- Member of the University Advisory Board of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) and of its Executive Committee.
- Honorary President and former President of the Association of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia.
- Honorary Member of the international audit and tax advisory network IECnet, where he served on the Global Board and as Chairman of the Committee on Auditing.
- Member of the Advisory Council of ACG Spain, where he also served as President, and Board Member of ACG Global.
- Appointed by leading international audit firms as a member of the Transnational Auditors Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
- Representative of the Spanish auditing profession in the International Auditing Standards Working Group of Accountancy Europe.
- Managing Partner at KPMG (1976–2012) in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Andorra, member of the Management Committee and Board of Directors of KPMG Spain.
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona for over 30 years.
- Former President of AMA (Arco Mediterráneo de Auditores), an association of auditors from Spain, Italy and France.
- Member of the Governing Council and Executive Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Spain.
- Appointed by the President of the Institute of Accounting and Auditing as a member of the working group on accounting standards for futures and financial options.
- Trustee of Oxfam Intermón and Board Member of the CEDE (Spanish Confederation of Executives and Directors).
- Has served on the boards and advisory councils of various companies in Spain and abroad.
PUBLICATIONS
- Speaker at numerous conferences and congresses, and author of nearly 200 publications including books, chapters, forewords, and articles.
- Recognised as a “Distinguished Auditor” by the Association of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia.
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