Kenneth Guidry Named President of PKF Texas.

HOUSTON -- PKF Texas today announced the election of Kenneth Guidry, CPA, as president of PKF Texas, effective Jan. 1, 2005. Guidry has been with the firm since 1982 as a Director and has served on the firm's Management Committee, as the Audit Practice Leader and as Chief Operating Officer.

Warren Cole commented, "Kenneth has over 27 years' experience in public accounting and has a broad-based business knowledge. He has the vision, energy and insight to lead PKF Texas into the future."

"This is an exciting time for the public accounting profession," said Guidry. "Houston is a dynamic marketplace and PKF Texas is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities. We have an exceptional team and we will continue to grow our firm with top professionals. The positive momentum we have created is built on our strong client and referral relationships which will continue to be our focus."

Guidry has been a visible supporter of University of Houston projects including the University of Houston - CEO Organization and serves on the University's Bauer College Accounting Advisory Board. He is a recognized industry leader who has been quoted in the Practical Accountant, The CPA Public Accounting Marketing Report and other trade journals. Kenneth Guidry also recently won the Leading Edge Alliance's Innovative Firm Leader award for his outstanding vision and the direction he played in his organization's success.

A native of Texas, Kenneth Guidry is a certified public accountant. He graduated from the University of Houston and holds a bachelor of arts in accounting.

About PKF Texas

Located in the Galleria area at 5847 San Felipe, PKF Texas is a full-service public accounting and consulting firm and the largest locally owned accounting firm in Houston. With leaders who are forward-thinking entrepreneurs and certified public accountants with Big 4 backgrounds, PKF Texas provides auditing, accounting, tax compliance and planning, flexible staffing, tax and financial services, litigation services, information technology and business systems consulting to middle market companies across many industries. The firm's Web address is www.pkftexas.com.