Derek How

Partner, Deputy CEO

Derek has many years of audit and assurance experience and has served numerous clients, including listed companies and leading firms.

Derek started his career at a Big 4 firm in 1996. He was with the Accountant-General’s Department under the Ministry of Finance from 2003, and was later seconded to the Public Accountants Board where he assumed the role of Acting Technical Director.

In 2004, Derek assumed the role of Head, Financial Review Division, in the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) where he headed the practice monitoring review team. Derek also represented ACRA and Singapore in overseas conferences such as the World Standards-Setters Meeting. Derek joined the Firm in Singapore in 2006.

QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Registered Public Accountant, Singapore
• Practising Member, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
• Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Member, ACRA Ethics Sub-Committee
• Former Member, Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee of ISCA
• Former Member, ACRA Practice Monitoring Sub-committee
• Former Secretary to the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance (2003 to 2006)