Career moves

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed James L. Kroeker as chief accountant.

Frank Ng, the former commissioner of the IRS’s Large and Midsized Business Division, has joined Ernst & Young’s tax controversy and risk management services practice.

UHY Advisors GA has appointed Frank J. Fennello as the firm’s new managing director in the Southeast office in Atlanta, and the firm’s Texas unit has hired a senior manager in its Enterprise Risk Advisory Services department.

Haskell & White has promoted six members of the firm to strengthen its tax and audit teams.

Lee M. Reingold has joined Steven Sewald & Co. as a principal in the firm’s accounting and business consulting groups.

BDO Seidman has selected Lee Graul to succeed the late Ben Neuhausen as the firm’s national director of accounting.

Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson has been named vice chairman of alliantgroup, a provider of specialty tax services to businesses, where he will advise the company on strategic, operational and client service initiatives.

Jerry O’Neill has joined accounting firm O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins as a partner in the firm’s Not-for-Profit Practice Group.

Daniel L. Goelzer was named acting chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and will take office August 1.

Financial Executives International has named its 2009-2010 board of directors, with Gerald R. Ulrich, director of external reporting and compliance at Hershey, as the new national chair.

The American Institute of CPAs has presented its Elijah Watt Sells Awards to the top performers on the CPA Exam.

The Center for Audit Quality has re-elected four members of its governing board.

Intacct president and CEO Mike Braun plans to retire by the end of the year.

Gregory L. Bailes has joined Weaver and Tidwell’s Austin office as audit partner, and the firm has named W. David Rook as assurance service leader in its Houston office.

ALABAMA

J. Douglas Roth of Do It Best Corp. in Fort Wayne is the new chair of the board for the Indiana CPA Society, while Joseph A. Scheidler of Crowe Horwath in Indianapolis has moved into the role of chair-elect. In addition, John P. Kane will return to the board’s executive committee for another year of service.

The Ohio Society of CPAs installed J. Matthew Yuskewich as chairman of the executive board at the society’s June 30 Members Summit & Annual Meeting.

The Texas Society of CPAs has elected Kym Anderson as its new chairman, and picked a slate of other officials and board members.

The California Society of CPAs and the California CPA Education Foundation have named Clar Rosso as their chief operating officer.

Accounting Today is issuing a call for nominations for its annual Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list.