October 1999

Society Forms New Industry Committee Division

By Nereida Gomez

To establish closer links with more than 11,000 members in industry, the NYSSCPA formed a new industry committee division, approved by the Committee on Committee Operations.

"I am very excited about the establishment of this division," Neville Grusd, chair of the Society's new Industry Division Oversight Committee, said. "I believe it is a very positive step in meeting the needs of both CPAs who are not in public accounting (currently about thirty-eight percent of our membership) and the various specialist industry committees which serve all our members."

The oversight committee recently held its organizational meeting and will focus on the concerns and interests of industry members and identify ways the Society can better serve them. The following committees report to the oversight committee: Advertising, Apparel and Textile, Banking, Chief Financial Officers, Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors, Cooperation with Community Businesses, Construction Contractors, Entertainment and Sports, Health Care, Hospitality Industry, Insurance Companies and Agencies, International Operations, Not-for-Profit Organizations, Public Schools, Publishing and Printing, Real Estate, and Stock Brokerage.

"We are all aware that the accounting profession and businesses in general are going through dynamic change, and the Industry Oversight Committee will ensure that the Society can meet its objectives in providing the optimum service to its members and potential members." Grusd said. "This includes expanding the skills and disciplines that CPAs--in both public accounting and industry--should have in order to further their practices and careers."

Grusd is an active industry member who also currently serves on the Chief Financial Officers Committee. He previously chaired the General Committee on Consulting Services and the Financial Planning and Control Committee, and he has participated in a Society-sponsored industry focus group and other informal meetings of industry members.