Career moves

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.

Mark Everson, the former Internal Revenue Service commissioner, has been ousted by the American Red Cross board as its president and CEO after the organization learned of a relationship with one of his employees.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed two executives to prominent positions in its Division of Corporate Finance.

President Bush is nominating Nathan J. Hochman, of California, to be Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division) at the Department of Justice.

H&R Block Chairman and CEO Mark Ernst has stepped down two weeks after the company CFO resigned, as the company faces losses from its subprime mortgage operations.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is looking for a new chairperson.

CCH has named Dee Hairgrove as vice president of ProSystem fx Tax development.

Intuit appointed R. Neil Williams as its new chief financial officer, succeeding Kiran Patel, who in June became general manager and senior vice president of the company's consumer tax business.

H&R Block CFO William L. Trubeck has stepped down, the company announced.