Edouard Fossat Partner, President of Mazars' IFRS Committee

• 1995

  begins his career at Mazars

• 2010

  becomes Partner

• 2018

  becomes President of Mazars' International IFRS Committee

Graduated from the Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM Lyon), Chartered Accountant, and Statutory Auditor, Edouard Fossat joins Mazars in 1995 where he began his career auditing automotive, retail, and social housing groups.

 In 2000, he moves to Mazars' Technical Functions and participates in the creation of the Accounting Standards Department, of which the importance grew with the implementation of IFRS standards.

 Partner since 2010, Edouard Fossat continued to develop Mazars' IFRS expertise by establishing Mazars' International IFRS Committee, which he leads and included the best IFRS experts from key countries within the Group. He leverages his IFRS expertise to support Mazars' major clients, providing audit support or advisory services for complex transactions, initial IFRS reporting, or transitioning to new published standards.

 Edouard Fossat is Vice-President of the Technical Committee Bureau EIP of the CNCC. He is also a member of the International Standards Commission and President of the International Accounting Standards Application Forum within the Accounting Standards Authority, and a member of the International Standards Commission of the Public Accounting Standardization Council (CNOCP). Internationally, he is a member of Accountancy Europe's Accounting Working Party and represents Mazars in interactions with the IFRS Foundation, the IASB, the IFRS Interpretations Committee, ESMA, and EFRAG.