Kevin Prendergast, Chief Executive of the Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) since November 2016, was elected IFIAR Vice Chair in April 2023. Kevin represents Ireland on the board of IFIAR and is also a member of the Consultative Group of the EU regulators’ committee, the CEAOB. Prior to joining IAASA, Kevin was Head of Enforcement with the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), having been employed there since 2005. In the CEA he had overall responsibility for the office’s white collar crime investigations, as well as its compliance and director education mandate. He has worked in the Large Cases Division of the Revenue Commissioners and also has several years’ experience in the private sector including a number of years working in an audit firm.
Kevin is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. As well as holding a Bachelor’s Degree and a Masters in Accounting from University College Dublin, he also holds an MSc in Executive Leadership from the University of Ulster.