Edo Kienhuis

Edo Kienhuis was appointed as Vice-Chair in January 2026, having served as a member of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board since January 2021. He was nominated by the Transnational Auditors Committee.

Mr. Kienhuis retired as a partner from PwC in February 28, 2026, having served as a partner in the PwC Audit and Assurance practice in Amsterdam and a member of the Dutch firm's National Office in addition to serving as an Engagement Quality Review partner. He served as PwC's Global Standards Leader leading the team responsible for the network’s interactions with the IAASB and the network's guidance relating to Assurance Reporting.

Previously, Mr. Kienhuis was the Partner Responsible for Independence as well as the Chief Auditor of PwC in the Netherlands. In his role of Chief Auditor, he was responsible for, among other duties: improving engagement performance quality and driving audit quality in areas requiring improvement including culture, behavior and mindset; deploying new auditing standards and reinforcing knowledge of auditing standards and PwC's audit methodology; and consultations on auditing.

Mr. Kienhuis is a Registered Accountant (RA) and a member of the Royal Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants).