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Robert Herz
THE D100 BOARDROOM LEADERS FOR 2009
October 14, 2009 by Directorship Editors
President Barack Obama and his team top our third-annual list of the Directorship 100, the most influential people in the boardroom and corporate governance community.

Accounting Board May Give Banks Break
December 24, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed a change in its rules that may help financial institutions limit their losses on mortgage-backed and other asset-backed investments.

G20 Fails to Expedite FASB, IASB Plans
November 19, 2008 by Joseph McCafferty
The G20 group of nations met in Washington over the weekend and asked the two primary financial accounting boards to take several actions by March 31, 2010—and not a day later, to help ease the burden of the financial crisis.

Verbatim – Leading the Charge
October 1, 2008 by Charles Elson
As chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Robert Herz is the most influential accountant in America. Now, more than a year into his second five-year term, Herz will oversee one of the most extensive changes to the U.S. accounting system since the days when accountants wore green eyeshades and pocket protectors.

The 2008 List of Influentials on the Directorship 100
September 1, 2008 by Directorship Editors
The Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance (listed in alphabetical order)

Overhaul Proposed for FASB
December 18, 2007 by Joseph McCafferty
A proposal being put out for comment today seeks to overhaul the Financial Accounting Foundation, the body that determines who will set accounting rules in the United States, and would enable the Financial Accounting Standards Board to act faster while increasing the power of its chairman, Robert H. Herz.