Richard Stamm will be the new head of PricewaterhouseCoopers' US tax practice from July 1 2004. Stamm joined Pricewaterhouse-Coopers in 1976, is a member of both the US and global tax leadership teams and oversees each of PricewaterhouseCoopers' specialized practice units. He will replace Rick Berry who will retire at the end of the firm's fiscal year.