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The man holding the chairmanship of PricewaterhouseCoopers in the US since 2009 takes the helm of chairman for the entire PwC international network from the start of July this year.

Bob Moritz takes up the role for a four-year term from July 1, 2016, the firm said in a statement yesterday. Moritz succeeds Dennis Nally, the current PwC global chairman, who will retire this June after a 42-year career with PwC.  

Moritz has been with PwC his entire career, joining in 1985 and becoming a partner in 1995. His background is in assurance, primarily serving financial services companies. During his career he spent three years with PwC Japan, where he provided audit and advisory services to numerous European and US-based financial services organisations operating in Japan and across Asia. Moritz has held a number of leadership roles within PwC, including leading the US assurance practice as well as serving as the managing partner for the New York region.

He recently completed two terms as the chairman of the governing board for the Center for Audit Quality, a non-partisan and non-profit group dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets.  He is involved with a number of boards, including the Oswego College Foundation, the Conference Board, the Atlantic Council, and the Partnership for New York City.