Taryn Rulton brings with her three decades of experience across finance, the public sector and more. Credit: TippaPatt/Shutterstock.

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has revealed the election of Taryn Rulton as its deputy president. 

Rulton is the second Australian woman to assume a leadership role on the IFAC board, following CA ANZ past president Rachel Grimes.

This follows the appointment of former CA ANZ chief executive Lee White as IFAC CEO in March 2023. 

Grimes previously transitioned from IFAC deputy president to president in 2016. 

Rulton has three decades of experience across finance, the public sector and not-for-profit entities. 

Currently, she serves as chief commercial officer at La Trobe University in Melbourne.  

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In addition, she holds positions as a non-executive director and audit committee chair at Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network and Possability, a national disability and children’s services provider.  

Last year, Rulton received the CA ANZ Meritorious Service Award.  

She has previously served on the Australian Accounting Standards Board and as chair of CA ANZ’s Victorian Council.  

Furthermore, she was actively involved in the CA Advisory Group, providing guidance and support to chartered accountants facing ethical dilemmas and career decisions.  

Rulton also contributed to the Victorian Public Sector Panel. 

CA ANZ CEO and Chartered Accountants Worldwide chair Ainslie van Onselen said: “In addition to Taryn’s and Lee’s appointments at IFAC, we are proud that all the Australians or New Zealanders now sitting on the boards of the International Audit and Assurance Standards Board, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, the International Sustainability Standards Board, the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, and the International Accounting Standards Board are CA ANZ members.” 

Earlier this month, CA ANZ released a statement addressing the recent report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Ethics and Professional Accountability regarding structural challenges in the audit, assurance and consultancy sectors.