March 5, 2026/IOSCO

The Monitoring Group (MG) is pleased to announce that Ms. Emily Fitts has been appointed the new Chair of the Monitoring Group, effective immediately.

The Monitoring Group (MG) is a group of international financial institutions and regulatory bodies committed to advancing the public interest in areas related to international audit related standard-setting and audit quality.

Ms. Fitts is the Deputy Chief Accountant – International of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She brings over twenty years of experience in public accounting and public service, including leadership roles in audit quality initiatives, standard-setting activities, and serving complex national and global audit engagements.

Ms. Fitts succeeds Ryan Wolfe who served as MG Chair between April 2025 and March 2026.

Mr. Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the IOSCO Board stated: “I am pleased to announce Emily as the Chair of the Monitoring Group, to carry out the important work of the Monitoring Group in promoting high-quality international auditing and assurance standards.”

Emily Fitts, Chair of the MG stated: “I am deeply honored to step into the role as Chair of the Monitoring Group. I look forward to working closely with my Monitoring Group colleagues and with stakeholders around the world as we continue our collective efforts to strengthen the international audit, assurance, ethics and independence standard-setting system. I also want to express my sincere appreciation to Ryan Wolfe for his thoughtful leadership over the past year which set a strong foundation for the path ahead.”