New chair takes reins at Oct. council meeting.

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Robert Bunting of Seattle is the new chair of the AICPA Board of Directors. His term, which became effective at the fall governing Council meeting, will expire in Oct. 2005. On June 30, 2004, Bunting stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of Moss Adams LLP, a regional CPA firm with 23 offices in Calif., Wash., and Ore. He continues to be responsible for some of the firm's industry and specialty practices.

Bunting has served the AICPA for more than 20 years. He served on the board of directors' Audit Committee and was chairman of both the Board of Examiners, which oversees the preparation, administration and grading of the Uniform CPA...