Perhaps it was inevitable after Sarbanes-Oxley, but new research shows that accountants are invading Corporate America’s audit committees.
The number of audit committee members identifying themselves as accountants doubled from 2002 to 2006 and now comprise 12 percent of all the audit committee members out there, according to a recent study by Huron Consulting. Moreover, the number of audit committee chairmen who are accountants has risen dramatically.
