State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman has been elected a future president of the organization EUROSAI, one of the regional groups of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) with counterparts in other countries, mainly from Europe.
Englman’s election, which took place last week, has three components: He will serve on EUROSAI’S executive board from 2021-2024 as vice president of the organization, in preparation for ascending to the top office, and he becomes president in 2024, replacing the comptroller from the Czech Republic who was just elected.
Englman will serve on the executive board with a variety of other European counterparts and also a delegate from Turkey.
Englman received 43 of 48 votes.
One expectation of Englman’s election is that the organization’s next meeting in 2024 will be held in Israel.
Israel has previously hosted YOUNG EUROSAI, often a prelude to hosting the larger conference.
Englman said he “viewed international cooperation with other comptrollers as very important to improve audits [of their local countries] as well as to learn from each other.”
He cited the coronavirus era as an example of how learning the way other countries handle difficult issues became more prominent.
One reason Englman was chosen was his innovative approach to the comptroller’s role using and evaluating digital and cyber information, the Comptroller’s Office said.
The worldwide auditors group has 195 members, while EUROSAI, which was established in 1990, has close to 50.