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The Sage Group has appointed telecommunications industry veteran Sue Swenson as the new president and CEO of the British software company's North American business.

The Senate has confirmed Douglas H. Shulman as the new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

PAI Group has promoted Robert Digby to CEO of the payroll company.

XBRL US named Campbell Pryde as vice president, domain and chief standards officer of the nonprofit consortium, which is setting standards for the use of the Extensible Business Reporting Language in the United States.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant chose six professional accounting fellows for two-year terms beginning in 2008.

PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to lay off part of the consulting staff in its advisory services business.

Epicor Software named Thomas Kelly as the company's new president and CEO, succeeding former CEO George Klaus, who will continue serving as executive chairman of the board.

David Walker, comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office, plans to resign to take over as president and CEO of the newly established Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Sage Software, the North American business of the Sage Group, named Bob Bennett as president of its Sage Payments Solutions division and Bill Wade as vice chairman of the same division.

Accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron has elected two new leaders to succeed retiring managing partner Steven Baum.

Ernst & Young has appointed an executive to focus on developing environmental best practices throughout all of its offices in the Americas.

Weiser LLP has tapped four new CPA partners: John Barone, Howard H. Cohen, Remi Forgeas and Steven Kops.

Deborah Nolan, former commissioner of the Large and Mid-Size Business Division of the Internal Revenue Service, has joined Ernst & Young as a partner.

Taylor Macdonald, Sage Software's former executive vice president of channel and sales operations, has joined Deltek as the business software developer's vice president of worldwide channels and sales alliances.

The Internal Revenue Service has selected 10 new members for its Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, a forum in which outsiders can discuss tax administration issues with IRS officials.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy named Joseph T. Cote as its new chief operating officer.

The National Association of Black Accountants named Gregory Johnson, CPA, as its new executive director after nearly a yearlong national search.