Grant Thornton has appointed Murray Chandler as partner of Business Risk to be based in Wellington and Sue Bryden as regional business manager of the Christchurch office.

Deloitte has announced the relocation of Richard Kleinert as leader of its New Zealand and Asia-Pacific human capital consulting practice teams.

Powerco has appointed chartered accountant Dennis Martin as its new chief financial officer.

Grant Thornton New Zealand has appointed Mike Lowe as corporate finance manager and Matt Parkinson as associate, business advisory.

Nick Roud has joined OCG Consulting after three years recruiting senior level accounting roles for a global consultancy in Auckland

The Governor General has appointed Catherine Savage and Stephen Moir to the board of the Guardians  of New Zealand Superannuation.

Staples Rodway has appointed Michelle Forster as its senior investment adviser.

At its recent Annual General Meeting in Wellington the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants elected its office-bearers for 2010.

Alexandra Hart has been promoted to associate by PKF Ross Melville Chartered Accountants. She has 20 years tax experience in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) senior partner Brian Roche has been appointed Chief Executive of the New Zealand Post Group.

The newly appointed Commissioner for Financial Advisers has assured advisers he will not be bringing "jackboots" when he moves back to New Zealand to take up his new position.

Timaru chartered accountancy firm Noone & Maxwell has changed its name after principal Brian Maxwell sold his interests in the firm.

Associate, Recovery & Reorganisation.

Experienced insolvency practitioner Simon Thorn joins the Grant Thornton Christchurch office.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Bruce Hassall has been elected as the company's new New Zealand chief executive.

Leading business and accounting advisors WHK Gosling Chapman (part of the WHK Group Limited) will simplify its name to WHK from 1 September, 2009.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has elected eight new directors under its new constitution.

Colin De Freyne joins Grant Thornton's Auckland Tax team with 24 years tax experience. He has been the lead tax advisor to many private and public companies.

Paul Gallagher, based in Wellington joins Grant Thornton as National Advisor, Transfer Pricing.

Gay Rankin has been appointed Chief Executive of business advisory firm WHK Gosling Chapman, which has offices in Auckland City, North Shore City and Tauranga.

Darren Evans and Martin Veitch have been made Partners in the Christchurch firm of BDO Spicers.