Joanna Perry, of Glendowie
Joanna Perry received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to accounting. Ms Perry has contributed to accounting and financial reporting standards in New Zealand over many years. She has advanced financial reporting standards in New Zealand by establishing a New Zealand equivalent to the International Financial Reporting Standards. As the chair of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Financial Reporting Standards Board, she was responsible for the joint leadership of the strategy to implement the reporting standards during an 18-month period. Previously a partner in KPMG and now a professional director, she is also a member of the International Accounting Standards Board and the deputy chair of Genesis Energy. In 2006, Ms Perry received the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants most valued contribution to the profession award.