Robert H. Attmore Elected Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.Business Editors NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004 The Financial Accounting Foundation has announced that Robert H. Attmore, a former Deputy State Comptroller, New York State Comptroller's Office, has been elected Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is currently the source of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) used by State and Local governments in the United States of America. (GASB), effective July 1, 2004. Mr. Attmore will succeed Tom L. Allen, who has served as GASB Chairman, commencing in 1995, and is not eligible for reappointment reappointment Hospital practice The renewal of medical staff membership and privileges of a practitioner whose previous service on the medical staff has met the staff's standard of Pt care. See Appointment. . The appointment was made by the Foundation's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , which has oversight responsibility for the GASB and the Financial Accounting Standards Board Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Board composed of independent members who create and interpret Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). . Mr. Attmore is currently President of Attmore & Associates in Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. , where he provides consulting services to government agencies and other entities. He established his firm in 2003 after having served the State of New York for 23 years. As Deputy State Comptroller from 1986 to 2003, he provided leadership to a staff of more than 500 employees. Previous to this post, he held the positions of Assistant Deputy State Comptroller and Director of Internal Audit of the State Office of Mental Health, respectively. Prior to holding those positions, he was in public accounting with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In commenting on the appointment, Robert E. Denham, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation, stated, "The Foundation is very fortunate to have recruited Robert Attmore from a long list of highly qualified candidates. His experience in state accounting and fiscal matters for the State of New York should be a tremendous asset to the GASB. We also want to thank Tom Allen for the outstanding service he has provided to the GASB during the past ten years. Under Tom's leadership, the GASB has made many important contributions to governmental accounting, including the establishment of a landmark financial reporting model, Statement 34, which is advancing the utility of financial statements." Among his many professional activities, Mr. Attmore is a former Treasurer and Executive Board Member of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers, a past President and Chair of several committees of the National State Auditors Association and an active participant in the Association of Government Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America. and the Government Finance Officers Association. He is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and a Certified Government Financial Manager A Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) is a certification issued by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). It was created in 1994 to provide a professional standard of financial expertise and ethics in government. . Mr. Attmore, a resident of Loudonville, New York Loudonville is a hamlet located in the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, in the USA. Siena College, a liberal arts college, is located in the hamlet. History The hamlet, formerly named Ireland's Corners, is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. , is a graduate of Villanova University where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting. About the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Foundation The GASB is the independent, not-for-profit organization formed in 1984 that establishes and improves financial accounting and reporting standards for state and local governments. Its seven members are drawn from the Board's diverse constituency, including preparers and auditors of government financial statements, users of those statements and members of the academic community. For more information about the GASB, visit its website at www.gasb.org. The Financial Accounting Foundation is responsible for funding, overseeing and selecting the members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. For more information on the organizations it oversees, visit the Foundation's websites at www.fasb.org and www.gasb.org. |
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