MANILA, Philippines - Estelita C. Aquirre, former deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and dean of the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance of the Far Eastern University, has been appointed as the new executive director of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants by the PICPA national board. Aguirre is distinguished for her public service with presidential appointments to the BIR during the terms of Presidents Cory Aquino, Ramos, Estrada and Arroyo. She served the public in various other capacities – as member of the Board of Accountancy, tax consultant of the Joint Congress Oversight Committee and the University of the Philippines, and Philippine representative in many foreign conferences, study tours, and forums. She graduated from the University of the Philippines, placed 10th in the CPA Licensure Examinations, and was chosen the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Awardee of the UP College of Business Administration. She was awarded Most Outstanding PICPA member in 1990. She brings to PICPA a strong professional and educational background with more than 40 years of experience in government service, education and management consultancy. She will work in tandem with Rose Manahan, the technical director of PICPA, providing support to the PICPA national president Josefina G. Chua and the board to ensure the attainment of PICPA’s thrust for 2011-2012: “Solidarity, Service, and Social Responsibility: Towards a Stronger PICPA.”