The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has named Richard Paul as chairman of the Financial Reporting Executive Committee. Effective in March, Paul will succeed Jay Hanson, who recently was appointed to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 

As chairman, Paul will head one of the  AICPA's most important volunteer bodies, which serves as the Institute's official voice on financial reporting matters and develops industry-specific accounting guidance. The committee's membership includes representation from business and industry, public practice, academia and the user community.

Paul is a partner in Deloitte & Touche's accounting standards and communications group at its Wilton, Conn. office. He had served a two-year assignment with the Financial Accounting Standards Board as a Practice Fellow. This entailed making recommendations to the Board on technical issues, developing and drafting Statements and other FASB guidance, analyzing comments from constituents, and leading discussions at meetings of FASB and Emerging Issues Task Force.