Career moves

Andrew Devore has joined Skoda Minotti to lead the newly expanded service offerings of the Ohio-based CPA firm's Professional Staffing Group.

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ALABAMA

Kenneth Guidry, president of Houston-based CPA firm Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas PC, has received the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business Accountancy.

The American Institute of CPAs has promoted assistant general counsel Michael J. Buddendeck to the job of general counsel and secretary.

IMGCAP(1)]Doug Diehl and Andrew Niesen have joined national accounting firm Clifton Gunderson has hired two new regional directors of business development, the Phoenix and Philadelphia offices, respectively.

Top 100 Firm Eide Bailly LLP announced that six staff members have been accepted into the partnership as of May 1:

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CALIFORNIA

Ron Wainwright, CPA, has joined the North Carolina practice of Top 100 accounting firm Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP as a tax partner.

Richard I. Miller, the long-time general counsel and secretary of the American Institute of CPAs, announced that he intends to retire as of July 31.

Joseph B. Nelson, CPA, CFE, CFF, FCPA, CVA, has joined Top 100 accounting firm Berdon LLP as a partner and co-director of the Litigation and Business Valuation Group.

David H. Kloess has been named president and chief executive of Atlanta accounting firm Windham Brannon.

Katherine Farrow has joined Albany-based CPA firm Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs PC as the firm's first marketing manager since it was founded in 1971.

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CALIFORNIA

H&R Block has appointed former eBay executive William C. Cobb as the tax prep giant’s new president and CEO.

Donald A. Hilker, CPA, CVA, has been named partner-in-charge of the Healthcare Industry Services Group of Edison, N.J.-based Mironov, Sloan & Parziale LLC.

McGladrey & Pullen has appointed Joe Adams as the firm’s new managing partner and CEO, succeeding Dave Scudder.

Steve Vidlock has been appointed chief executive officer and managing partner of Top 100 Firm Mohler, Nixon & Williams.