Dr Ernest Kan Yaw Kiong
FCPA Singapore, PBM
President, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore


Dr Kan was elected as President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) in April 2009. He was the Vice-President from 2002 to April 2009. Dr Kan is also a Council Member of the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA).

Dr Kan, who has over 25 years of professional experience, is also a Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK and a FCPA of CPA Australia. His academic qualifications include a PhD in Business Administration, Master of Philosophy and BA Degree in Accountancy Studies.

Currently, Dr Kan is Chief-of-Operations (Clients & Markets) and Head, Global IFRS & Offerings Services at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Dr Kan also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and is a Board Member of the Deloitte Global Chinese Services Group.

Dr Kan holds numerous senior positions in various statutory boards in Singapore. He is a Board Member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and a Member of the Public Accountants Oversight Committee (PAOC). In addition, he is a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) Resource Panel (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Trade & Industry) and a member of the Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS) in Singapore, set up by the Ministry of Finance.

As the Chairman of the Punggol North Citizens Consultative Committee, Dr Kan actively contributes to the community at the grassroots level. As a result, he received numerous awards, including the Singapore National Day Award - Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) from the President of Singapore in 2008.

Dr Kan is no stranger to the AFA Regional Conference as he has been a regular speaker, having been invited to speak at the 12th AFA Conference in Singapore (2001), the 13th AFA Conference in Bangkok (2003), the 14th AFA Conference in Hanoi (2005), and the 15th AFA Conference in Jakarta (2007).