Since 16 April 2007, XBRL Team Leader – IASC FoundationThe Mission of the IASCF XBRL Team is to create and provide the framework for consistent adoption and implementation of IFRS standards with an XBRL taxonomy. In his capacity of Team Leader, Olivier is in charge of coordinating all resources for accelerating the implementation and use of IFRS with XBRL. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation, the oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is the private sector independent body responsible for the development and promulgation of a single set of high quality international accounting standards, commonly named IFRS.
Since 1 Feb 2006, Director – XBRL International in Europe During this period, Olivier has been in charge of coordinating all efforts for accelerating the implementation and use of XBRL in Europe. (This position carries forward Olivier’s previous responsibilities as Permanent Secretary of XBRL in Europe).
Before that and since Feb 2004, Olivier was XBRL in Europe – Permanent SecretaryXBRL in Europe was a pan-European two-year project, financed by the European Commission within the 6th Framework Programme, to speed up the use of XBRL, by increasing awareness and helping national jurisdictions to start and to expand. In those capacities, Olivier has also been
- A Member of the Transparency Consultative Working Group of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR).
- A Member At Large of the XBRL International Steering Committee (ISC) that conducts the strategy of XBRL International.
- A Member of the XBRL pilot Task Force of Eurostat
Olivier Servais holds a Licentiate’s degree (Ingénieur commercial) in Business Administration and a post-university degree SME Administration, both from ICHEC, Brussels.
