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FLORIDA

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Marc Feigelson
Marc Feigelson was elected chief executive officer at Kaufman Rossin, effective June 1, 2026, succeeding Blain Heckaman, who will retire after leading the firm since 2012. Feigelson has been with the firm for nearly 30 years and currently serves as chief financial officer. (Read the full story.)

Hitendra Patil published a new book, "True Advisor: The Definitive Success Guide to Client Advisory Services," a step-by-step operating guide for CPA firms building, pricing and scaling advisory services for clients. More information is available here. 

GEORGIA

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Aprio, Atlanta, announced the launch of Aprio Global, an international community designed to help middle-market clients operate internationally, and named Tony Szczepaniak as global services leader of Aprio Global.

ILLINOIS

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Arch Racing (from left to right) co-founders Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger, and motorcycle rider Corey Alexander
BDO USA, Chicago, was named the official race tech and consulting advisor for Arch Racing, the professional motorcycle racing team co-founded by actor Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger, for the 2026 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan season. The firm will provide an AI-powered race-day intelligence platform to help optimize performance for the team as it enters its second season.

The Illinois CPA Society and the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois announced they are accepting scholarship applications for the 2026-27 academic year, with dozens of tuition scholarships of up to $5,000 each to be awarded to eligible students pursuing careers in accounting. Applications are due April 1, 2026, for upper-level accounting students and May 8, 2026, for community college and incoming freshman students. More information is available here.



SPAIN

Emily Fitts was named chair of the Monitoring Group, Madrid.

TENNESSEE

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Dan Griffiths
The Tennessee Society of CPAs opened registration for its 2026 spring conferences: the Employee Benefit Plans Conference on May 13 and the Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference June 1-2, both at TSCPA headquarters in Brentwood, and to be offered in person, virtually and on demand.

UTAH

Dan Griffiths was appointed chief operating officer at Tanner, Salt Lake City, a firm where he previously worked as partner.

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