Firm News – Sept. 9, 2016

A roundup of recent expansions, additions, new services and other news from firms across the country.

AUSTRIA

TPA has joined Baker Tilly International as its new member firm in Austria. The firm employs over 500 people across 12 offices and offers a full range of tax, audit and consulting services through German and English speaking desks in each location.

 

CALIFORNIA

BlackLine, Los Angeles, has been named to the first Forbes Cloud 100 list, which Forbes describes as "the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world."

 

CONNECTICUT

The Connecticut Society of CPAs New and Young Professionals Group recently held its seventh annual Charity Kickball Tournament. (See the story.) 

 

GERMANY

RGL Forensics has opened an office in Frankfurt, and named Christian Skodczinski as a partner and head of the new office.

MARYLAND

The Business Learning Institute graduated the 2016 Class of its Leadership Academy. (See the story.

 

NEW YORK

The Family Wealth Services Practice Group of Marcum LLP announced its first annual Marcum Women’s Forum, called “Safe And Sound: Smart Choices for Savvy Women,” which will take place on Sept. 26 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Erin Brockovich will deliver the keynote address. For more information, visit www.marcumevents.com.

OHIO

Skoda Minotti, Cleveland, has been named to the 2016 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. This is the thirteenth year Skoda Minotti has been named to the list.

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Smith Elliott Kearns & Co. LLC has been named one of the Top 250 private companies in Central Pennsylvania for 2016 by the Central Penn Business Journal, ranking No. 125.

 

SLOVENIA

Audit specialist Baker Tilly Evidas has joined Baker Tilly International in Slovenia.

 

SOMALIA

Baker Tilly Merali, the Baker Tilly International member firm in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Iraq, has opened an office in Mogadishu.

 

VIRGINIA

The National Society of Accountants, Arlington, elected a slate of new officers, district governors, and state directors: Alfred Giovetti will serve as president, Brian L. Thompson as vice president, and Christine Freeland as second vice president while Robert Genovese, Dave Rancourt, Debra J. Cope, Marchelle Foshee and Ruth Godfrey were elected district governors, and the following were elected state directors: Edda M. Martin, Marcus E. McAllister, Jerome V. Sweeney, Ronald H. Grafman, Kathleen Rogers "Billie" Lovett, Margaret Schell, Steve Haworth, Raymond Heinen, Richard L. Petrucha, Gene Damron, Marcia Reed, Eric R. Hansen, Albert D. Krueger, Sally Levitt, Ellen E. Stebbins, James R. Dailey, W. Brian Haderlie, Shirly R. Kindig, Robert D. Kuziak, Mary A. Lemons, Lawrence C. Walkden, Roger Kent and Eric Matsuda. … SSi Consulting, Vienna, has received the 2016 BI360 Sales Evangelist Award from Solver.

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