Associations of firms bulletin boards

International Group of Accounting Firms hires Kevin Mead to replace David McThomas as exec.dir. Mead, an accountant trained in the U.K. who began his career with IBM, was formerly in charge of membership at TAPPI, an Atlanta-based association in the pulp and paper industry.

CPA Associates International

AGN International-North America elects Larry Holland (Cleveland-based Meaden and Moore) to succeed Mark Kaufmann (Brock & Co., Boulder, Colo.) as chair in 2003. Other officers: Neil O'Connor (Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co., Cincinnati) treasurer and Ben Doerr (James Moore & Co., Gainesville, Fla.) secretary. AGN has 184 member firms in 74 countries. .

Moore Stephens North America elects Ken McGill (TravisWolff, Dallas) to succeed William Lankford (MooreStephens Tiller, Atlanta) as chair in 2003. MS has member firms in 80 countries.

MacIntyre Strater International forms a strategic alliance with Greenville, S.C.-based Enterprise Computer Systems Inc. to provide Disaster1, a disaster recovery plan service, to clients.

BDO International admits a 60-staff firm in Bahrain, expanding its network to 99 countries.