NASBA to hold 100th annual meeting in Hawaii

CCH appoints new VP of tax and accounting publishing

Newmont Mining promotes CAO to CFO post

08/06/07

NASBA to hold 100th annual meeting in Hawaii
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has announced that its 100th annual meeting will be held October 28-31 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Maui, HI. Tennessee-based NASBA serves the needs of 55 U.S. jurisdictions by endorsing information exchange among accountancy boards. The meeting’s theme will be “Respecting the Past: Anticipating the Future.” Speakers and representatives from federal agencies, academia, major accounting firms, and Congress, as well as regulators from all jurisdictions, will be in attendance. Issues such as public protection and international standards, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s future, global regulation, mandating meaningful compliance-assurance programs and ethics in conflicts, optimizing the Uniform CPA Examination, and educating tomorrow’s auditors will be discussed during the meeting.

CCH appoints new VP of tax and accounting publishing
Leading tax and business law information- and software-solutions provider CCH has named Gene McGovern its vice president of tax and accounting publishing. CCH, a Wolters Kluwer company, has appointed McGovern to replace Catherine Wolfe. With an MBA in Taxation, McGovern will be based at CCH’s Riverwoods, IL, headquarters and will report to Mike Sabbatis, president of CCH. McGovern will aim to boost professionals’ productivity and accuracy by influencing the company’s content and software resources and provide tax and accounting professionals with integrated workflow solutions. A former LexisNexis executive, he joins CCH with 30 years of experience in legal and business publishing.

Newmont Mining promotes CAO to CFO post
Gold producer Newmont Mining Corporation has promoted its chief accounting officer (CAO), Russell Ball, to chief financial officer (CFO). In his new role, Ball will oversee Newmont’s accounting and supply-chain management, as well as the company’s capital effectiveness, tax, and information technology matters. Ball’s salary will increase from $50,000 to $420,000, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Newmont. Assistant Controller Roger Johnson replaces Ball as Newmont’s new CAO. Vice President Guy Landsdown becomes the senior vice president of project development and technical services, while Vice President Randy Engel has been named senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. The moves are part of a series of management appointments to fill several open positions at the Denver-based mining company.

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