Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Michael Vekich to the Board of Accountancy.

Vekich, of St. Louis Park, is CEO of Vekich Associates in Minneapolis; as well as chairman, president and chief operating officer of Skyline Exhibits in Eagan. He has been a certified public accountant (CPA) since 1974, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. He was the founder and is an honorary member of the Accounting Aid Society, and has been named a “Super CPA” by his peers. Vekich earned his bachelor of arts degree in accounting and business administration from the University of Minnesota.

Vekich is also chair of the Governor’s 21st Century Tax Reform Commission; vice chair of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority Commission; and founding board member, chair of the audit and compliance committees of Tradition Capital Bank. He has also chaired the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco Board of Directors, was acting director of the Minnesota State Lottery, a member of the Rochester Higher Education Development Committee, vice chair and chief financial officer of Grazzini Brothers and Company Board of Directors, lead director and chair of the audit and governance committees of Ciprico, vice chair of the Higher Education Services Council, vice chair of the Salvation Army Board of Directors, and a former president and member of the Christian Management Association Board of Directors.

Vekich, who was a CPA member of the Board of Accountancy from 1984 to 1992 and again since 2005, is reappointed to another four-year term that expires on January 7, 2013.

The Board of Accountancy examines, licenses and regulates certified public accountants. The board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor.