By James Callery
Richard Payette has been appointed as chief executive for BDO's America's region, becoming a member of the company's global leadership team and chairman of the Americas Board.
He has been with BDO Canada since 2010 as a member of the national management team and is responsible for the firm's development through M&A activities.
He will continue the role part-time.
He has previously worked at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Quebec.
In his time at Grant Thornton International he was a member of the board of governors and the executive committee and also a member of the strategic review committee.
Payette was also recently elected chair of the board of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce for 2013-2014.