On the move: Barry Melancon honored by IFAC

On the move: Melancon honored by IFAC

November 14, 2025 10:00 AM

Former AICPA head Barry Melancon received the IFAC Global Leadership Award from the International Federation of Accountants; the Connecticut Society of CPAs announced its annual Day of Giving; the Association for Accounting Marketing name its new board members; and other firm and personnel news from across the accounting profession.

CONNECTICUT

The Connecticut Society of CPAs will host its fifth annual Day of Giving on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at ADNET Technologies, 400 Capital Boulevard, in Rocky Hill, with donations being accepted at the back of the building. The event will support Connecticut Foodshare and Connecticut Children's Medical Center, but will only accept monetary donations for Connecticut Foodshare, not food donations. Participants can make monetary donations online at www.ctcpas.org/DayofGiving or in person on Dec. 2. Toys for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center should be brand-new, unwrapped, latex-free and safety compliant.

FLORIDA

Richard Bruguera, Miami office managing partner for Ernst & Young, was been named a Power Leader in International Business by the South Florida Business Journal.

CrossCountry Consulting has launched its AI Innovation Lab, which will function as a center-of-excellence-as-a-service, delivering rapid, scalable prototypes, agentic solutions, and actionable roadmaps to clients looking to adopt artificial intelilgence. It currently operates virtually, but the firm plans to open a physical location in Tampa, Florida, in 2026. The initiative is being led by Tom Alexander, who has been named head of AI innovation and transformation.

KENTUCKY

The Association for Accounting Marketing, Lexington, elected five first-term, at-large directors to its 2026 board of directors: Angel Morgan, chief business development officer at Cherry Bekaert; Anne Angera, director of marketing at DunlapSLK PC; Alex Miller, director of operational integration at Lanigan Ryan; Mike Jones, managing partner and CEO of Resound; and Jeshanah Fox, marketing director at Brown Plus.

NEBRASKA

ConvergenceCoaching has opened its annual Holiday Exercise Streak for registration. The fitness challenge involves completing a one-mile run or its equivalent every day from Thanksgiving Day through New Year's Day. The first 200 participants to sign up and complete the streak will receive a free shirt.

NEW YORK

Barry Melancon

Barry Melancon and Prof. Lumkile Wiseman Nkuhlu have received the IFAC Global Leadership Award from the International Federation of Accountants. Melancon, who recently named chair of Baker Tilly International, served for more than 30 years as head of the American Institute of CPAs, while Nkuhlu, the first Black chartered accountant in South Africa, has expanded the profession in South Africa and across the entire continent.

Separately, IFAC named a number of new and reappointed board members: new members include Onome Adewuyi of Nigeria, Áine Collins of Ireland, Silvia Giordano of Argentina, Philip Kakai of Kenya, Brian McEnery of the U.K., and Jungeun Shim of Korea, while reappointed the board members include Kathryn Byrne of the U.S., Francisco Sant'Anna of Brazil, and Sidharta Utama of Indonesia. The federation also admitted a new member organization, the Kampuchea Institute of CPAs and Auditors from Cambodia, and a new associate member, the Ordre National des Experts-Comptables de la République Démocratique du Congo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Finally, IFAC's Nominating Committee is looking for volunteer members to serve on the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, which develops and maintains accrual-based International Public Sector Accounting Standards and other reporting guidance for use by governments and public sector entities worldwide. Selected nominees will serve a three-year term. For more details, and to nominate candidates, see the call for nominations here. Submissions are due by Jan. 31, 2026.

Pietro LaPorta has joined Prager Metis, New York, as partner-in-charge of the Public Company Audi Practice. He brings more than 25 years of experience working with clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, technology, life sciences, professional services, gaming, and cannabis.

The New York State Society of CPAs is looking for new members for the board of trustees of its Foundation for Accounting Education. Trustees typically meet four times a year, and are responsible for approval of the FAE budget, setting the general direction for educational programs, evaluating curriculum, and developing strategies for program diversification and effectiveness. Nominations should be sent to NYCPA president-elect Michael Durant at presidentelect@nysscpa.org by Jan. 9, 2026.

On the move: Melancon honored by IFAC

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