Career moves

Former CCH president and CEO Mike Sabbatis has been elected to Doc.It’s board of directors.

Ron Ries has returned to the accounting profession as partner in the not-for-profit group of WeiserMazars LLP.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sworn in Mary Jo White as the 31st chair, bringing with her experience as a federal prosecutor and securities lawyer.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, putting the former U.S. attorney in charge of an agency that has failed to satisfy critics with its response to the financial crisis.

New hires, promotions and more

Steven Bokiess has joined BDO USA LLP as a tax partner in the firm’s financial services practice.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has named Iowa Auditor of State David A. Vaudt as the next chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, succeeding Robert Attmore.

Susan Hammons, Lori Pittman and Steven Talken have been admitted as shareholders at Mize Houser & Co. PA, a Regional Leader in the Midwest.

Mary Schapiro, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission until December, joined Promontory Financial Group LLC as a managing director and chairman of the firm’s governance and markets practice.

Kristen Clark has been promoted to chief risk and administrative officer at New York-based Top 100 accounting and consulting firm The Bonadio Group.

New hires, promotions and more

Mitchell will work in the firm’s Grand Rapids office, where he will focus on global tax compliance, financial reporting, repatriation planning and global structuring.

Clar Rosso has been tapped to serve as vice-president of the member learning and competency group at the American Institute of CPAs.

The American Institute of CPAs announced the 39 winners of the 2012 Elijah Sells Award, given to outstanding performers on the uniform CPA examination.

Mike Sabbatis, the former president and chief executive of CCH Tax and Accounting, North America, has joined the board of cloud-based workflow automation service XCM Solutions.

John Gosch has joined Prager Metis International LLC as partner.

New hires, promotions and appointments

Acumatica seems to have rounded out its spate of high-level appointments with the recent hiring of Jeff Wilson as its new chief financial officer.

Krista McMasters has decided to resign as co-chief executive officer of CliftonLarsonAllen and retire on April 1, 2013, a little over a year after the firm's creation from the merger of Clifton Gunderson and LarsonAllen.

Adam McCane has moved up to partner in the assurance services practice at the independent accounting firm Weaver.