Attmore

Robert Attmore, former deputy state comptroller of New York, was recently elected chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, effective July, 2004. Attmore is president of Albany N.Y.-based Attmore & Associates, where he provides consulting services to government agencies and other entities. Attmore, who spent 23 years with the State of New York, will replace Tom Allen, who is ineligible for reappointment after having served as chairman since 1995. GASB oversees financial accounting and reporting standards for state and local governments, and is overseen by the same Financial Accounting Foundation that governs FASB.