Dr. Frederic Borràs Pàmies

Frederic Borràs Pàmies (1951)

Studies and Qualifications

-Bachelor’s (1975) and PhD (1993) in Economics and Business from the University of Barcelona

-MBA from ESADE Business School (1978)

-Certified Public Accountant (Spain) (1979)

-Member of the Official Register of Auditors of Accounts

-Certified Public Accountant (USA) (1981)

-Graduate from IESE Business School (University of Navarra)

-Finance course at Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA) (1980)

Professional and Academic Activities

-Full member of the European Academy of Doctors

-Member of the University Advisory Board of the International University of Catalonia (UIC) and its executive committee

-Honorary President and former President of the College of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia

-Honorary Member of the international network of auditing and tax advisory IECnet, where he was part of its Global Board as well as Chairman of the Committee on Auditing

-Member of the Advisory Council of ACG Spain, of which he was President, and member of the Board of ACG Global

-Elected by the leading international auditing firms as a member of the Transnational Auditors Committee of the International Federation of

-Accountants (IFAC), an entity that brings together the auditing profession internationally

-Represented the Spanish auditing profession as a member of the working group on international auditing standards at Accountancy Europe, an entity that groups the profession in Europe

-Managing Partner of KPMG (1976-2012) in Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Andorra. He was a member of the KPMG management committee and the board of its different companies in Spain

-Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona for more than 30 years

-Former President of AMA (Mediterranean Arc of Auditors), an association of auditors from Spain, Italy, and France

-Received the “Distinguished Auditor” recognition from the College of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia

-Member of the Governing Council and Executive Committee of the Institute of Chartered Auditors of Spain

-Appointed by the President of the Institute of Accounting and Auditing of Accounts as a member of the working group to develop accounting standards for futures and financial options

-Served on the Board of Trustees of Oxfam Intermón and the Board of Directors of CEDE (Spanish Confederation of Executives and Directors)

-Throughout his long career, he has been part of boards of directors as well as advisory boards of several companies in Spain and abroad

-He has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and congresses and is the author of nearly 200 publications including books, chapters in collective works, prefaces, and articles.

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