William F. Ezzell becomes new AICPA chairman of the board.

William F. Ezzell is the new chairman of the AICPA Board of Directors. His term, which became effective at the fall governing Council meeting, will expire in Oct. 2003. Ezzell is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Deloitte & Touche and currently manages the firm's government relations program. From 1989 to 1993, he was the firm's National Audit Partner for Financial Institutions.

Ezzell has been active on many important AICPA volunteer bodies, including the board of directors, Council, the Strategic Planning Committee and the Joint AICPA/National...